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Crystal Pyramid

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Buckminster Fuller's design, 1968 (courtesy of the Toronto Star)

Satellite view of the proposed location for the Crystal Palace, 2019 (courtesy of Google Maps)

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Crystal Pyramid
University Avenue
Toronto
Harbourfront-CityPlace

Year Completed:

1968

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Notes:

Designed by Buckminster Fuller in 1968 over part of the existing railyards, between the John Street Roundhouse and a proposed extension of University Avenue. The glass pyramid would have contained buildings of up to 20 stories, with skywalks and a mini-rail linking to exterior buildings. Fuller's plans for the site were extensive, and also included a glass enclosed "Galleria" that would cover University Avenue from the Harbour to King Street, an office building to rival the Toronto-Dominion Centre in height, and floating communities in the harbour, accessible from by a raised bridge. The plans were ambitious, but ultimately purely conceptual, and the complex never came to be.

Status:

Never built

Map:

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Companies:

The following companies are associated with this building

Architect - Buckminster Fuller <-- More buildings by this architect.

BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

High-rise

Current Use:

Commercial

Heritage Status:

No heritage status

Sources:

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Fuller Proposes CNE at Downsview
Author - The Globe and Mail
Date - The Globe and Mail
Page - 5
Notes - Article outlining this proposal, including an image of it.
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Ghosts of a city that might have been
Author - John Barber, The Globe and Mail
Date - 4 November 2008
Page - A12
Notes - Article on exhibit at the ROM on unbuilt Toronto mentions this proposal.
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Buckminster Fuller unveils 'livingest' city plans for Toronto
Author - Toronto Star
Date - 1 June 1968
Page - 40
Notes - Article on scheme.
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The City Unbuilt: What could have been
Author - Christopher Hume, Toronto Star
Date - 1 November 2008
Page - ID3
Notes - Article on Unbuilt Toronto exhibit mentions this proposal.
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