The Dome at Institute of Medicine

Key notionthe Dome, surround sound system

The formerly named Rangoon Engineering College was finished in ca. 1957 and is called today Institute of Medicine- 1. This site is part of a series of universities that were part of the student protests. The foundation for the Institute for Medicine -1 was laid on 3rd March 1954. The university is constituted by different components. The historic Dome Hall needs to be considered as a “civic space” for its social and recreational aspects for the students and the citizens of Yangon. The architectural language and the events that take place within are testimonies to Yangon’s inclusion to the international progressive world. It won the “People’s Design Prize” back in 1960. This Dome is filled with memories ranging from weddings to religious venues, and students festives and sports events like basketball games. It was here that students celebrated their festive. The vault of “The Dome” as the students would call it was made of teak wood and became one of the most impressive and proud components of the campus. One of the most known concerts was held by Benny Goodman around 1956/57 . Later, during the 80s the Mimitary Regime would destroy this building for a banal reason, according to Aung Saw Oo, and sold to the money laundry business of the military’s cronies for 25. OOO kyat, remembers Aung Saw Oo.