Expo 86 Modular Buildings Original Roof Membrane

Expo s total cost of 1 5 billion was shared by ottawa and victoria and corporate participants.

Expo 86 modular buildings original roof membrane.

The flamboyant building along burrard inlet became an instant icon for vancouver. Up until the late 1970s the 173 acre 0 7 km 2 site on false creek where expo was staged was a former cpr rail yard and an industrial wasteland. Canada place received a royal launch from prince charles in 1986 when it debuted as the canada pavilion at expo 86. The fair the theme of which was transportation and communication.

Saint helen s island until a fire in 1976 destroyed the original acrylic membrane. World in motion world in touch coincided with vancouver s centennial and was held on the north shore of false creek. In 1978 sam bawlf then bc minister of recreation and conservation proposed an exposition to. 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.

It was the. The 311 million deficit was covered by provincial lottery revenues. The final count of 22 million visits far exceeded the fair s original projection of 13 7 million. Construction began in 1984 and was completed by early 1985.

Prince charles in 1986 when it debuted as the canada pavilion at expo 86. Land air and water. The event promises to put participants from 145 counties in touch with an estimated 20 million visitors across 60 pavilions a record number exceeding even expo 2010 in shanghai. The logo of three interlocking rings to make the 86 in the logo stood for the three main modes of transportation.