Geiger Engineers

Canada Harbour Place, British Columbia Trade & Convention Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Construction Cost: $140 million CDN; $5.2 million CDN roof cost
Completion Date: 1986

Canada Place, claimed to be the most photographed building in Canada, is a unique, mixed-use complex which was built on an existing pier in Vancouver's harbor for the 1986 World Exposition. A key element of the complex's unique architecture is the sculptural tensile structure roof of the main exhibit hall. The Canada Pavilion for Expo '86 was housed in the main exhibit hall, which now serves as the British Columbia Trade and Convention Centre. In addition to the main exhibit space, the Canada Place complex includes a cruise ship terminal, Vancouver's Pan Pacific Hotel, office, retail and ancillary spaces. Covered by a tensile membrane structure roof, the main exhibit space has 102,000 ft2 of 170 ft wide clear span floor area. Geiger Associates, Ltd. were design and engineering consultants for the exhibit hall roof.


	Canada Harbour Place, British Columbia Trade & Convention Centre Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Construction Cost: $140 million CDN; $5.2 million CDN roof cost Completion Date: 1986

	Canada Place, claimed to be the most photographed building in Canada, is a unique, mixed-use complex which was built on an existing pier in Vancouver's harbor for the 1986 World Exposition. A key element of the complex's unique architecture is the sculptural tensile structure roof of the main exhibit hall. The Canada Pavilion for Expo '86 was housed in the main exhibit hall, which now serves as the British Columbia Trade and Convention Centre. In addition to the main exhibit space, the Canada Place complex includes a cruise ship terminal, Vancouver's Pan Pacific Hotel, office, retail and ancillary spaces. Covered by a tensile membrane structure roof, the main exhibit space has 102,000 ft2 of 170 ft wide clear span floor area. Geiger Associates, Ltd. were design and engineering consultants for the exhibit hall roof.