Geometrica announces a planned leadership transition as founder Francisco "Pancho" Castaño passes the role of Chief Executive Officer to Alejandro "Alex" Algara, ensuring continuity for the company's next chapter.
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Introducing Geometrica Studio, a browser-based platform that helps project teams evaluate clear-span concepts, generate CAD models, and obtain early-stage budgetary estimates.
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Geometrica Studio estimates are designed for early planning.
A reviewed budget requires enough project information for Geometrica to understand whether the concept is serious, feasible, and within Geometrica’s scope.
Not every early idea is ready for review. This guide explains what information to send and how to determine whether your project is ready for a review.
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Not every project is best served by a conventional rectangular building. Learn when a Geometrica Dome or Freedome® may be the better solution—and how Geometrica Studio helps evaluate those possibilities early.
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Learn how Geometrica Studio generates preliminary project estimates, the information required, and how early-stage evaluations can support faster decision-making.
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Geometrica was recognized as a finalist in the Non-Building Structures category at the 2025 Structural Engineering Excellence (SEE) Awards, organized by the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA). The recognition acknowledges our engineering work on the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 Stockpile Dome Project.
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Geometrica is pleased to announce that it has earned the "Export Leadership Award" from the Embassy of the United States of America in Chile.
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Geometrica lifting towers lift a dome from its center as it is being built.
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From the first to the most recent Geometrica project, every one involves lifts. Some lifts are small, others are huge. In all cases, lifts must be planned carefully by competent persons. Every risk must be assessed and controlled, and a lift plan produced.
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No long journey comes without its share of challenges. To celebrate we would like to share, over a few posts, some of these experiences with you. Here are two to start: First Project and First Hercules.
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Geometrica is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of Bechtel's 2022 Supply Chain Excellence Award. We recently had the privilege of collaborating with Bechtel, global leader in construction, on Teck Resources Ltd. Quebrada Blanca II project in Chile. Geometrica supplied a hyperbolic dome built using a hydraulic lifting tower. It is a great honor for everyone at Geometrica to have earned Bechtel's prestigious recognition.
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In the past three decades, Geometrica has supplied hundreds of domes for mines, cement manufacturers, power plants and other processors of bulk materials. Often, a new dome's most important single cost component is installation. Now, a geometric innovation yields much faster construction, with less labor. We call this improvement "Saturn geometry."
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Geometrica, Inc., U.S./Mexican specialists in long-span domes, worked closely with main contractor Losberger De Boer, German specialists in modular structures, to design and build the new Jeddah Superdome in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
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If you are wondering: What materials is the Agridome made of? or What sizes are available?. This article will answers such questions and many others that you probably haven't even thought about yet.
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We at Geometrica have always strived to provide our clients with the highest quality standard possible. Proof of this is the latest re-certification of our Factory Production Control (FPC) system for CE Marking of our construction products, with coverage of Execution Class EXC3 buildings.
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As anyone knows, the first thing every client wants to know is: "How much will this cost me?" And a close second is: "When will I be able to use it?". In this article we will focus on the second one, the lead time.
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Designed to convert temporary storage areas into cost-effective permanent structures, the Agridome brings operational efficiency to crop overflow holdings
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Geometrica’s “Saturn” geometry is inspired by the planet Saturn’s striking north pole known as “the hexagon”. The unique planetary feature is created by a “turbulent current of air” much like a hurricane on Earth.
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