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  1. Montreal Biosphere - Wikipedia

    • On 20 May 1976, Biosphere was severely damaged in a fire. Sparked by a welding crew during structural renovations, the fire burned away the building's transparent acrylic bubble, but the hard steel truss structure remained. See more

    Overview

    The Biosphere, also known as the Montreal Biosphere (French: Biosphère de Montréal), is a museum dedicated to … See more

    History

    The structure was originally built as the United States pavilion at Expo 67. The United States Information Agency, which was responsible for the U.S. presence at the exposition, revealed its plans for the pavilion in … See more

    Pavilion

    The museum is housed in the former pavilion built by the United States for Expo 67. The architectural engineer of the geodesic dome was Buckminster Fuller. The building originally formed an enclosed structure o… See more

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  1. AD Classics: Montreal Biosphere / Buckminster Fuller

    Oct 7, 2018 · Originally sheathed in a thin acrylic membrane that was destroyed by fire in 1976, the dome as originally built was more opaque and visually …

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  2. Buckminster Fuller’s Montreal Biosphere: A Pioneering ... - ArchEyes

  3. Biosphere of Montreal – Montreal, Québec - Atlas Obscura

  4. Montreal Biosphere - The Canadian Encyclopedia

  5. Buckminster Fuller's Biosphere Celebrates 50

    Mar 21, 2017 · The Biosphere, as it's now culturally referred to, was originally made entirely of steel tubes and acrylic cells welded together to make hundreds of tetrahedrons. During structural renovations in 1976, a fire broke out and …

  6. Everything You Never Knew About Montreal's Biosphere

    Mar 23, 2016 · Within half an hour, the entire acrylic exterior of the Biosphere caught fire, a feature that was never fully repaired. And for years afterwards, the Biosphere remained unused, a mere relic of times passed.

  7. Photo du jour - Biosphere Burning - Spacing Montreal

    Jan 31, 2009 · In fact, it was a welding operation during the maintenance of the outer covering, on May 20, 1976, that caused the spectacular fire which destroyed the entire acrylic shell in just half an hour, although the structure …

  8. Relics of the World’s Fair: Montreal - Atlas Obscura

    Feb 6, 2014 · Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

  9. Biosphere, Montreal, Canada - manchesterhistory.net

    It features a spectacular geodesic dome that was once clad in an acrylic skin that was shaded to control the internal temperature. The skin was destroyed in 1976 when the structure was engulfed in fire.

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