Payson Athletic Center
![Payson Athletic Center — This Monolithic Dome was designed as a Multipurpose Educational Facility for Payson High School in Payson, Arizona.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4bc29e06847300075b/medium/payson01.jpg)
Payson Athletic Center — This Monolithic Dome was designed as a Multipurpose Educational Facility for Payson High School in Payson, Arizona.
![Open area — Administrators at Payson were impressed with the dome’s construction and floor plan.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e06847300075c/medium/payson02.jpg)
Open area — Administrators at Payson were impressed with the dome’s construction and floor plan.
![Four-sided scoreboard — It’s suspended from the dome’s ceiling that is 50 feet high.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e06847300075d/medium/payson03.jpg)
Four-sided scoreboard — It’s suspended from the dome’s ceiling that is 50 feet high.
![Super court — Dome features one competition court that splits into two practice courts, four coaches’ offices, two sets of boys’ and girls’ locker rooms and storage space.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e06847300075e/medium/payson04.jpg)
Super court — Dome features one competition court that splits into two practice courts, four coaches’ offices, two sets of boys’ and girls’ locker rooms and storage space.
![Seating — Payson’s new dome gymnasium seats 2,400 — four times more spectators than the school’s old gym.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e06847300075f/medium/payson05.jpg)
Seating — Payson’s new dome gymnasium seats 2,400 — four times more spectators than the school’s old gym.
![Basketball and more — The district uses the dome for its middle and high school basketball, volleyball and wrestling.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e068473000760/medium/payson06.jpg)
Basketball and more — The district uses the dome for its middle and high school basketball, volleyball and wrestling.
![Aerial view — This Monolithic Dome sports center has a diameter of 200 feet.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e068473000761/medium/payson07.jpg)
Aerial view — This Monolithic Dome sports center has a diameter of 200 feet.
![Affordability — Built in 1996, the new sports complex cost about $2.8 million, as opposed to about $5 million for a comparable conventional building.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e068473000762/medium/payson08.jpg)
Affordability — Built in 1996, the new sports complex cost about $2.8 million, as opposed to about $5 million for a comparable conventional building.
![Mongollon Rim — It can be seen just beyond the dome.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e068473000763/medium/payson09.jpg)
Mongollon Rim — It can be seen just beyond the dome.
![Going round! — Most residents of Payson readily accepted the dome’s round shape.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92b4cc29e068473000764/medium/payson10.jpg)
Going round! — Most residents of Payson readily accepted the dome’s round shape.