Old Bc Place Roof

The renovated facility is once again an iconic architectural landmark for the province.

Old bc place roof.

Gone is the famous air suspended dingy domed mushroom cap in it s place is the new crown of suspension beams holding up a new retractable roof. It seems that just the concrete shell is all that remains of the old bc place and even then much of it has been torn away and replaced with glass. Here are a few photos showing the evolution of construction by iuoe local 115 on bc place s retractable roof. The footage is very choppy as it was filmed.

Place say repairs to the stadium s damaged roof are going well and they hope to reinflate the massive teflon coated fiberglass fabric bubble within a week. On sept 30 2011 just before the kick off for the bc lions and edmonton eskimos football game the new roof at bc place was opened for the first time. That stunning retractable roof was built by iuoe local 115 members. The retractable roof has turned bc place into a year round open air facility and serves as an architectural signature for the canadian province of british columbia.

Bc place is a multi purpose stadium located at the north side of false creek in vancouver british columbia canada it is owned and operated by the bc pavilion corporation pavco a crown corporation of the province. Bc place stadium s new roof is one of vancouver s most iconic structures featured on postcards advertisements and recognized world wide. Maintenance cost in 2010 with the old roof was 152 439. It s an increase at odds with a cost estimate released by.

Skip to main content. 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. In 2014 the cost was 348 096.

It is currently the home of the bc lions of the canadian football league cfl vancouver whitecaps fc of major league soccer mls and the annual canada sevens part of the.