Dome's day to shine

legend has it that the concept was very sound, as it was supposed to keep the inside cool by spraying a continual film of water over the copper panels thus creating an evaporative effect.

It apparently was TOO efficient! as ice was reported to form on the windows in the heat of the first and second summers.

apparently the systems are still in place and in working order but hard to regulate the temp and the pumps are too greedy in power usage. was more appropriate to install wall/split systems as they were released on to the market.
quieter to use

Cabbies called it ‘Martian Embassy’. Should have just said Beam me home you wierdo.

Back in the days when Canberra Cabs just used voice, the slang term for the Academy of Science was the ‘Martian Embassy’.

I think it’s amazing that the dome is 46 years old! I can imagine that trying to convine the planners back then that it was a great idea to build it here would have been an uphill battle.

Any other places that deserve heritage listing in ACT? I used to think that burnie courts should have been a goer.