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The “marshmallow in bondage” in the downtown Vancouver skyline deflated one final time just three months after the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games for BC Place Stadium’s massive renovation project, including the installation of a new cable-supported retractable roof.
Oct 22, 2010 · VANCOUVER -- The transformation of BC Place, one of British Columbia's iconic pieces of architecture, is barely half-complete. From the outside, the grey lidless bowl with its trademark...
Opened on June 19, 1983, BC Place was originally an indoor structure with an air-supported roof, the world's largest at the time. [6] [7] Following the 2010 Winter Olympics , it 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.
And that allows BC Place to contribute even more to British Columbia’s economy – by generating more than $100 million in economic activity - year in, year out. When do we open the roof? The retractable centre portion of the roof measures approximately 100m x 85m – effectively covering the area of the entire playing surface.
May 4, 2010 · THE CANADIAN PRESS. VANCOUVER — The roof atop Vancouver’s B.C. Place stadium — the soft, marshmallowy centre of a downtown skyline otherwise crowded with concrete and glass — was deflated...
Sep 30, 2011 · Since April 2010, BC Place has undergone $560 million in renovations including a retractable roof, a huge centre-hung video board, new seats with cup holders, a modern turf and improved...
Oct 23, 2009 · Collapse led to replacement plan. The need to replace the white, puffy marshmallow roof that has dominated the city's skyline became apparent in January 2007, when the Teflon-coated covering tore...
