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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption

Completed in: 1971
Status: in use
Address: 1111 Gough Street
Location: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
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Structural Type:
Thin-shell structure
hyperbolic-paraboloid shell
Function / usage:
Church

Persons involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer Pietro Belluschi
  Pier Luigi Nervi
Structural engineer L. F. Robinson

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Architecture McSweeney, Ryan & Lee
Structural engineering Robinson Meier Juilly & Associates

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
building structure  reinforced concrete
shell  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  height 60 m
  seats 2 500

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External LinkarchINFORM: St. Mary's Cathedral English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkSaint Mary's Cathedral (Mary Ann Sullivan) English

Relevant Literature
* Saint Mary's Cathedral, à San Fransisco (Etats-Unis), in "La Technique des Travaux", January 1973, n. 1-2 v. 49 .
* Desideri, Paolo   Pier Luigi Nervi, Zanichelli Editore, Bologna (Italy) , ISBN 8808041042, 1979; pp. 148-153.
* Woodbridge, Sally B.   Architecture - San Francisco, 101 Productions, San Francisco (USA) , ISBN 0892862041, 1982; pp. 97-98.
* Woodbridge, Sally B.   San Francisco Architecture (2nd edition), Chronicle Books, San Francisco (USA) , ISBN 0877018979, 1992; pp. 114.

 
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