United States Pavilion EXPO 67

          

             Buckminister Fuller one of the famous architect using geometric forms, two and three-dimensional, mathematics and some physic application to build United States Pavilion, EXPO67 in 1967,  Montreal. The United States Pavilion EXPO 67 was build up with steel and Plexiglas geodesic dome with 137' high and 250' diameter. This building was a 3/4 sphere set, floated above the fairgrounds like a beautiful bubble with its acrylic shell sparkled and glow. The internal temperature was control by a complex system of shades. In this building, there is 4 platforms with 7 level, a 37-metre-long escalator. In April 27 to October 29, 1967, 50 Million visitors from all around the world turned up at EXPO 67 and make the EXPO 67 recorded the most successful World's Fair.

         Today, the United States Pavilion EXPO 67 turned into a Biosphere, Environment Museum which is a good venue for education, awareness and information for the environmental issues that relate to air, water, climatic changes, responsible consumption and sustainable development. The Biosphere is now also showing permanent and temporary exhibitions, event, function for public.

         I found the picture of this building in "The Power of Art" second edition by Richard Lewis and Susan I.Lewis. The spherical shape of the building attract my attention and bring me to do more research on this beautiful building. I was a physic student before, I know that in order to build a stable spherical building is not a easy project. In order to have a stable and safety building, the structure of the building have to base on many aspect for example, concepts, calculations, types of material, and all the other physic theory and practical.

In my opinion, United States Pavilion, EXPO 67 shows the power of art by the spirit of the forms. Buckminister Fuller's building seems perfect and ideal. He use the Principle of art on his building. For example, he use point to link one another by a line, from the line, it become a form, by the repetition of the form, the value and movement of the form produce a sphere. The repetition of the form gives it unity to the building. The movement shown by the curved of geometric forms, like sphere and circle. Besides that, the square form generally imply perfect calm and stability. This is why many of the architects like to use the square form for their building.