What Are Biodomes?

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Buckminster Fuller's obsession with geodesic shapes placed them in architectural history. The spherical appearance and the complex structural framework gained different appropriations and scales over the years, one of the most iconic works being the Montreal Biosphere, the US pavilion for the 1967 World Expo, designed by him. These structures emerged from his interests in material efficiency, structural integrity and modularity. Back in the 60s, he understood these features as essential for a sustainable and easily replicable intervention

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Cite: Ghisleni, Camilla. "What Are Biodomes?" [O que são biodomos?] 26 Mar 2023. ArchDaily. (Trans. Simões, Diogo) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/993600/what-are-biodomes> ISSN 0719-8884

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