Montreal Stadium Roof

Then in 1985 a turnkey contract was signed by the rio and socodec a subsidiary of lavalin to finish work on the stadium mast and roof for a fixed price 117 7 million.

Montreal stadium roof.

The board is however not requiring that the roof open like the stadium s late architect roger taillibert had envisioned. However most montrealers would prefer that the big o was torn down and put out. The design of the stadium resembles that of the australian pavilion at expo 70 in osaka. Much maligned stadium is getting a new lease on life with the organization running it being given more power to run the place as.

Roger taillibert designer of montreal s olympic stadium. The 200 000 sq ft 65 tonne kevlar roof at the olympic stadium in montreal was expected to last 25 years. And the project owner the regie des. However olympic stadium officials said that the new top won t be required to be retractable.

Collaborating to prepare a business case for a new covering are schlaich bergermann partner sbp a german engineering firm that has designed over 60 stadium roofs. A dream team has been assembled to develop a new roof the third for montreal s star crossed big o the olympic stadium. German architectural firm gmp. The stadium was designed by french architect roger taillibert to be an elaborate facility featuring a retractable roof which was to be opened and closed by cables suspended from a huge 175 metre 574 ft tower the tallest inclined structure in the world and the sixth tallest structure in montreal.

Montreal s never ending saga of the olympic stadium and its roof rages on. It will take 10 days to repair the tear in the newly installed roof of the montreal stadium officials said tuesday. Shaun best reuters the stadium aside montreal did get some bang for its. Even then movement of the roof was impossible in high wind conditions and technical problems plagued the facility.

This week the olympic stadium s website announced it is now accepting company pitches to design the stadium s new roof. Built in concrete up to 92 metres above the ground the tower reached its final elevation in 1987 thanks to steel construction that completed the last 83 metres.