The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (AMMP) is now the world’s premier museum and event space devoted to the motion picture industry, celebrating the artistry and technology of film. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Gensler, the project consists of a six- story-tall, renovated building and a new spherical building that houses a 1,000-seat theater. Several monumental steel stairs and bridges lead to the Dolby Terrace, directly above the theater. It is covered under a 150-foot-wide steel and glass dome and will be used for events and special exhibitions. The canopy provides weather protection, adds light features and shading elements, supports fire sprinklers, and much more. Developing a well-performing and extremely lightweight structural concept for the dome while integrating all the additional layers of elements necessary to function as envisioned by the architect and client was the main challenge in the design.