Bc Place Old Roof

Following the 2010 winter olympics bc place was closed for 16 months as part of an extensive revitalization the centrepiece of which was replacing the inflatable roof with a retractable roof supported by cables.

Bc place old roof.

The retractable roof over bc place is truly a technological marvel transforming british columbia s largest and most versatile venue into a busier and more exciting place to host world class events. The whitecaps were granted entry to mls in march 2009 and began play in march 2011 at a temporary stadium on the old empire stadium site while the challenging work continued on the new bc place. Place stadium s inflated roof has partially collapsed but officials say that no one was injured. Fabritec structures was awarded the tensile roof project back in december 2009 reaching substantial completion of the job in november 2011.

The old fabric that covered bc place for 27 years is now being put to good use elsewhere including an ice rink liner in the bc community of celista. Decades later in 2011 the revitalized bc place stadium reopened after a dramatic transformation the key to which was the new retractable roof. It s an air supported roof or the big pillow as people call it and it developed a rip in the corner over the g gate entrance ctv s todd battis reported. Once construction was completed the stadium s new roof was also the largest of its type.

Bc place retractable roof under construction. Now that the old fabric roof has been removed to be repurposed and recycled the construction team is building the new roof on reinforced existing stadium foundations. The cable supported fabric roof is the largest of its kind in the world designed and engineered specifically for vancouver s climate following rigorous engineering and architectural studies. Removal of the old roof will begin almost immediately.

Retractable roof the retractable roof over bc place is truly a technological marvel transforming british columbia s largest and most versatile venue into a busier and more exciting place to host world class events. When it first opened in 1983 with its air supported roof bc place was not only the first domed stadium in canada but also the largest roof of its kind in the world.