Montreal's geodesic dreams: Jeffrey Lindsay and the Fuller Research Foundation Canadian Division = Montréal et le rêve géodésique : Jeffrey Lindsay et la Fuller Research Foundation Canadian Division

R. Buckminster Fuller's American Pavilion at Expo 67 has long been recognized as an icon of Montreal's urban landscape. Yet this high point was only a part of the story of Canada's contributions to developing the geodesic dome. Based on previously unpublished archival material, '...

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Main Authors: McAtee, Cammie D. 1966- (Author, Editor), Carbone, Carlo 1972- (Author), Legault, Réjean 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Halifax, Nova Scotia Dalhousie Architectural Press [2017]
Series:Canadian modern
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Summary:R. Buckminster Fuller's American Pavilion at Expo 67 has long been recognized as an icon of Montreal's urban landscape. Yet this high point was only a part of the story of Canada's contributions to developing the geodesic dome. Based on previously unpublished archival material, 'Montreal's geodesic dreams' sheds light on the pioneering explorations of designer Jeffrey Lindsay (1924-84) and the Fuller Research Foundation Canadian Division (1949-56). This ebullient period of collaborative creativity and technological optimism placed Montreal at the forefront of dome experimentation in the 1950s - a moment when geodesic domes seized the architectural and popular imagination and sprouted up across the country in virtually every conceivable program and context. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, documents, drawing instruments and design tools from the Jeffrey Lindsay Foundation of the University of Calgary's Canadian Architectural Archives and various other archives and collections
Item Description:Catalog of an exhibition held at the Centre de design de l'UQAM, Montréal, Québec, from September 21 to December 10, 2017
Physical Description:120 Seiten
ISBN:9780929112718

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