Tower and cables for retractable roof at the montreal olympic stadium olympic stadium in montreal quebec was slated to be the first outdoor retractable roof stadium at its debut for the 1976 summer olympics.
Montreal olympic stadium retractable roof.
The roof is lowered from a 168 m high inclined tower on fully locked cables the suspension points being held in shape by connecting cables.
In tabling a bill giving the olympic installations board a new name.
Rio the second roof for the olympic stadium in montreal designed by birdair is non retractable and features 93 panels of teflon covered with fiberglass resting on a lattice of steel cables.
The completion date for the olympic stadium s planned 250 million roof replacement is being pushed back a year officials say to make sure they get it right this time.
However plagued by construction problems the roof was not installed until 1987 and was not retractable until 1988.
The first two roofs did.
Olympic stadium will have a retractable roof in time for 2026 world cup montreal will host at least three games in the 2026 soccer tournament under a roof estimated to cost between 200 million and.
A new olympic stadium roof won t be retractable but will possibly allow in natural light according to a call for tenders released by the olympic installation board on tuesday.
Taillibert the french architect who designed the stadium to host the 1976 montreal olympics passed away on oct.
3 at the age of 93.
Wsp was hired in april 2018 and sbp last august.
The retractable kevlar membrane roof of the olympic stadium has an anticlastic shape with 26 suspension points and 17 edge cables anchored at the concrete roof.