Montreal Olympic Stadium Retractable Roof

The first two roofs did.

Montreal olympic stadium retractable roof.

Taillibert the french architect who designed the stadium to host the 1976 montreal olympics passed away on oct. Wsp was hired in april 2018 and sbp last august. However plagued by construction problems the roof was not installed until 1987 and was not retractable until 1988. His vision for the structure included a massive concrete dome.

The stadium was designed by french architect roger taillibert to be an elaborate facility featuring a retractable roof which was to be opened and closed by cables suspended from a huge 175 metre 574 ft tower the tallest inclined structure in the world and the sixth tallest structure in montreal. 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 roof is lowered from a 168 m high inclined tower on fully locked cables the suspension points being held in shape by connecting cables. 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.

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. Quebec yes montreal the coalition avenir québec government believes in the olympic stadium and that will include a new roof. 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. 3 at the age of 93.