Calico Dome
| Calico Dome | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Cali-shop |
| General information | |
| Status | Under restoration |
| Type | Dome |
| Architectural style | Modern architecture |
| Address | Relief Road |
| Town or city | Ahmedabad |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 23°1′42″N 72°35′30″E / 23.02833°N 72.59167°E |
| Inaugurated | 1962 |
| Renovated | 2013 (Phase I), 2025 (Phase II) |
| Destroyed | 2001, 2003 |
| Client | Calico Mills |
| Owner | Calico Mills (former) Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (present) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Geodesic dome |
| Floor area | 12 square metres (130 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gautam Sarabhai and Gira Sarabhai, inspired by Buckminster Fuller |
The Calico Dome, also known as Calico-shop Dome, was a geodesic dome on Relief Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Designed by Gira Sarabhai and Gautam Sarabhai, with an inspiration from Buckminster Fuller's works, it was a combined showroom and shop for Calico Mills. It was inaugurated in 1963 and fell into disrepair when mills was closed in 1990s. It later collapsed. As of 2025, it is being restored by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation as an industrial heritage site.