Buckminster

The world famous Kroto, who was born in England, earned the Nobel Prize in 1996 for his co-discovery of "buckyballs," a short term for a new form of carbon molecule called Buckminster-fullerenes. The molecule's soccer ball-like shape resembled one of ...

Montreal's Expo 67 was the most successful World's Fair in history, a vision of the future laced with monorails and space-age architecture. Its stunning centrepiece was the Biosphere, a 76m tall geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, which ...

Montreal's Expo 67 was the most successful World's Fair in history, a vision of the future laced with monorails and space-age architecture. Its stunning centerpiece was the Biosphere, a 250-foot tall geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, which ...

Montreal's Expo 67 was the most successful World's Fair in history, a vision of the future laced with monorails and space-age architecture. Its stunning centerpiece was the Biosphere, a 250-foot tall geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, which ...

A longstanding monument to both Montreal's glorified past and architectural history, the Biosphere is one of the city's truly iconic landmarks. Originally built by Buckminster Fuller for Expo 67 as the American Pavilion, the Biosphere has enchanted ...

Originally built as the U.S. Pavilion in the memorable World Expo of 1967, the steel structural frame of Buckminster Fuller's Biosphere remains standing to this day as a sole landmark in Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau. In planning for the 50th ...