CANADA: Streetart Montréal – Sainte-Hélène Island – The Biosphere – RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER

The Biosphere is what remains today of the United States pavilion of the 1967 World’s Fair. Renowned architect RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER  was commissioned at the time to build the pavilion using his geodesic dome concept. The building was all the rage and became the symbol of Expo67 in addition to being the most visited pavillion during the event.

Unfortunately, in 1976, the lining of the dome burned down. Fortunately, the metal structure remains intact and is still usable. For years, the building will remain unused. In 1990, an agreement was reached between the city of Montreal and the federal government to create a museum inside the dome.

The Water Museum was born in 1995. A few years later, the museum changed its name to Environment Museum. We then got into the habit of naming the old pavillion of the United States, the Biosphere. The Environment Museum is still in operation. The Biosphere can be observed from several places in Montreal. It is, and rightly so, one of Montreal’s strong visual symbols.  –  Patrice Loranger


United States Pavilion 1967 – Video



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Architect:  RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER  (1895-1983)


Photographer: PATRICE LORANGER

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