Expo 86 Vancouver Modular Buildings Roof

As we celebrate 30 years since the opening of expo 86 in vancouver we found ourselves wondering what on earth happened to all those amazing exhibits.

Expo 86 vancouver modular buildings roof.

Debuted as the canada pavilion at expo 86. In a news release thursday the city said it had granted a demolition permit to the. Expo 86 left vancouver with the skytrain. This city of vancouver archive shows the old roof.

Science world like many other buildings and exhibits built for the world fair was set to be. We ve been treated to some great vintage photos of expo 86 today as millions of people remember the glorious days of the world s fair that placed vancouver on the global stage. There is much to like with the plaza of nations redevelopment on one of the last and largest remaining under utilized sites the former bc pavilion from expo 86 in northeast false creek. An award winning building vancouver convention centre was also built for expo 86 but it is its west extension added in 2009 that has led it to be recognized as one of the world s leading convention centers.

It is also the main cruise ship passenger terminal for the region. Canada place is a building situated on the burrard inlet waterfront of vancouver british columbia it is the home of the vancouver convention centre the pan pacific vancouver hotel vancouver s world trade centre and the virtual flight ride flyover canada. And i ve added some notes to indicate where the new legacy buildings from vancouver 2010 are. As raggedy13 points out below this plywood wall of posters is from an art project by jeremy shaw in march last year.

If you follow the notes you can see tthe legacy buildings from expo 86 which are being used for the vancouver 2010 olympics. The 1986 world exposition on transportation and communication or simply expo 86 was a world s fair held in vancouver british columbia canada from friday may 2 until monday october 13 1986 the fair the theme of which was transportation and communication. The approved project packs in an unprecedented quantifiable level of public benefits a staggering 325 5 million in community amenity contributions largely in the form of in kind value through the. It was the world s first leed platinum certified convention facility and has 43 339 square meters 466 500 square feet of space which includes canada s largest waterfront.

The vancouver convention centre west building s 6 acre 24 000 m2 living roof completed in 2009 is canada s largest and north america s largest non industrial living roof and is designed as a self sustaining habitat characteristic of coastal british columbia. A glass roof built for vancouver s expo 86 that was designed to last 10 months will finally be torn down. The flamboyant building along burrard inlet became an instant icon for vancouver with its signature roof of fabric sails designed. World in motion world in touch coincided with vancouver s centennial and was held on the north shore of false creek.