Canada Place

Not to be confused with Place du Canada (Montreal), Canada Place (Edmonton), or Place Canada (Tokyo).
Canada Place
Canada Place
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General information
StatusCompleted
Type
Location999 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3T4
CountryCanada
Coordinates49°17′19″N 123°06′40″W / 49.288635°N 123.111119°W / 49.288635; -123.111119
Current tenants
Construction startedMarch 9, 1983
CompletedDecember 1985
OpenedMay 2, 1986
Renovated2011
CostCA$400 million
Renovation costCA$21 million
OwnerPort Metro Vancouver
Height81.5 metres (267 ft)
Technical details
Floor count23
Design and construction
Architect(s)Eberhard Zeidler / Barry Downs
Architecture firmJoint venture: Zeidler Roberts Partnership, MCMP & DA Architects + Planners
Structural engineerGeiger Engineers
Renovating team
Renovating firmLedcor Group of Companies
Website
www.canadaplace.ca
References
[1][2][3]

Canada Place, co-named Komagata Maru Place,[4][5][6][7] is a building situated on the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[8] It is home to the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, the Vancouver World Trade Centre, and the virtual flight experience Flyover in Vancouver.[9] The building's exterior is covered by fabric roofs resembling sails.[10] It is also the main cruise ship passenger terminal for the region, where cruises to Alaska originate. The building was designed by architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership in joint venture with Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and DA Architects + Planners.

Canada Place is accessed via West Cordova Street and near Waterfront Station, a major transit hub with SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express connections.

The structure was expanded in 2001 to accommodate another cruise ship berth. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada Place served as the Main Press Centre.[11]

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  2. ^ "Canada Place". Pacific Northwest Architecture. Artefaqs Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  3. ^ "Federal stimulus fund to cover cost of Canada Place roof upgrade". The Vancouver Sun. CanWest. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  4. ^ "Prominent Vancouver street given 2nd name in honour of Komagata Maru ship". CBC. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ "Vancouver unveils street signs for Komagata Maru Place". Vancouver Sun. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  6. ^ "Canada Place given secondary name and signage honouring Komagata Maru passengers". Global News. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  7. ^ "Honorary Komagata Maru street signs unveiled near Vancouver Harbour". CTV News. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  8. ^ "Canada Place". Canada Place |. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  9. ^ "Flyover in Vancouver | Canada Place". 2 October 2015.
  10. ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
  11. ^ "Highlights of the week". International Olympic Committee. January 15, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-24.