Word: pillarless
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...sports complex will feature a 25,000-seat main arena building completely free from the interior columns that give present Garden fans a frequent crick in the neck. The new design by Soapman- Turned-Architect Charles Luckman will achieve its pillarless view by what he calls "the first use in such a large structure of a compression ring"-steel cables imbedded in concrete that support the roof. Onetime president of Lever Brothers Co. (1946-50), Luckman now employs 336 planners, architects and engineers, currently has $202 million worth of construction work under way from missile research centers to Los Angeles...
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