Roger taillibert designer of montreal s olympic stadium.
Montreal olympic stadium roof.
German architectural firm gmp.
The cost of a retractable roof on olympic stadium which will be in place when montreal hosts soccer games for the 2026 world cup will be between 200 million and 300 million.
And the project owner the regie des.
Montreal s olympic stadium will get new roof caq government says.
Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city.
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.
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.
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.
A dream team has been assembled to develop a new roof the third for montreal s star crossed big o the olympic stadium.