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Buckminster Fuller - US Pavilion Expo 67 (Biosphère), Montréal ©Dieter Janssen https://dieterjanssenphoto.etsy.com

Project Toronto : Proposed: 1968 Fizzled: 1968 Why it wasn't meant to be: Buckminster Fuller's plan to build a waterfront university that would feature a 20-storey pyramid and "Pro-To-Cities" built in the inner harbour, would have profoundly changed this city's downtown core. With plans for Metro Centre arising at the same time, however, Project Toronto never really went anywhere. From Unbuilt Toronto #toronto #architecture #unbuiltarchitecture #design #whatif #blogto #unbuilt #buckminsterfuller (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFjdFd9MatP/?igshid=zcxn0tj7cc0s

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Back in Stock! The Improbable Dome Builders / Available at www.draw-down.com / A story of the ’70s: when six New York ex-gangsters met Buckminster Fuller and built a geodesic dome. In 1970 a meeting took place in an empty loft on the Lower East Side of Manhattan between R. Buckminster Fuller, the revolutionary architect and inventor of the geodesic dome, and six ex-gang members who called themselves “CHARAS.” After a few hours, they found themselves having an earnest and important conversation, and the young men of CHARAS decided to begin implementing Bucky’s ideas. They wanted to create a program that would develop a sense of community autonomy, reclaim public space and give their lives a newfound sense of purpose. Following a period of intensive study of solid geometry, spherical trigonometry and principles of dome building, all led by Michael Ben-Eli, CHARAS constructed a geodesic dome on a vacant lot in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge. Originally published in 1973 and now published in an expanded edition, Charas: The Improbable Dome Builders is an intimate portrait in pictures and words of these dynamic young men and their community. The first half chronicles the trials and tribulations of building the dome, their intensive training, search for funding, accidental fires, holiday potlucks and Bucky visiting to see their incredible work. With an introduction by Buckminster Fuller and a text by Syeus Mottel. Interview by Ben Estes. Designed by Daniel Kent #architecture #BuckminsterFuller #geodesicdome #CHARAS https://www.instagram.com/p/BsNsiycAnks/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hp5c4mr4694