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BC Place Redevelopment

Another pic by co-worker - open this time:



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Posted by Hank the Tank over at SSP:

A few pictures by me...

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and by CorbeauNoir:

 
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Press conference sometime within the next week or next renaming to "Telus ParK"
 
A video of the roof opening on opening night - and you can see the cool lighting displays on the clerestory panels:

[video=youtube;dZRr6D8-tVI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dZRr6D8-tVI[/video]
 
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I think it's beautiful but not very practical, I've heard you cannot open or close the roof if it is raining. I guess it doesn't rain much in Vancouver.
 
That's because the roof fabric bunches when you open it and the drainage disappears as a result, so the weight of the water would cause undue stress. They just base the opening and closing on weather forecasts. The floor of the stadium has been outfitted with a new drainage system so it can handle downpours if the roof is open.
Also, since it's fabric, you can't open or close it in high winds, either - think of opening an umbrella in a windstorm.

All in all, its very good from a re-use / recycling / redevelopment perspective, rather than tearing it down and building a wholly new stadium (or two) like Seattle did.
 
Yup, the concourse is still the same, with teh same access points (the Terry Fox arch was demolished and replaced with statutes though). The Plaza of Nations is slated to be redeveloped too, but will include a public plaza.
 

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