Morrison Hershfield is the building envelope consultant with Cannon Design for the innovative speed skating oval in the Vancouver area. When completed it will be the third largest building of its type in the world. It will be in full operation by 2010.

This $155 million facility uses inventive cladding materials. Polycarbonate cladding (similar to a translucent plastic) will be employed to cover very large wall areas. Other traditional materials such as curtain wall, metal siding and composite metal cladding will also be used.

Morrison Hershfield has a long tradition of working on landmark buildings. Forty years ago, extensive and innovative structural engineering design services were provided for two of the buildings at Expo ’67 in Montreal.

The Air Canada Pavilion featured a spiraling canopy-type roof cantilevered from single central column. The second and even more challenging structure was the Ontario Government Pavilion. New concepts were developed for the design of a freeform enclosure consisting of fabric panels stretched between pipe booms.

Expo ’67 Air Canada Pavilion

Expo ’67 Ontario Government Pavilion