Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city.
Montreal olympic stadium roof.
German architectural firm gmp.
And the project owner the regie des.
The quebec government had committed to a new 250 million roof for montreal s olympic stadium by 2023 but now officials are aiming for 2024.
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.
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.
Built in the mid 1970s as the main venue for the 1976 summer olympics it is nicknamed the big o a reference to both its name and to the doughnut shape of the permanent component of the stadium s roof.
A dream team has been assembled to develop a new roof the third for montreal s star crossed big o the olympic stadium.
The board is however not requiring that the roof open like the stadium s late architect roger taillibert had envisioned.
Much maligned stadium is getting a new lease on life with the organization running it being given more power to run the place as.