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Fresno Farmers’ Market: Redwood arched roof trusses
1984Fresno Farmer's market redwood arched roof trusses with concrete columns. The timber arched trusses were prefabricated in the C.E.S. warehouse near Berkeley, about 200 miles from the site, then moved to the building site and raised and fixed to get the main structure up.
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Fresno Farmer's Market: Photographs of model
01/09/1983
One study model of the arched frames with the base concrete pillars.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/03/1984
The prefabricated pieces of the arched frame on the floor of the workshop.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/03/1984
The arched frame under construction on the floor of the workshop.
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