Expo 86 ran between may 2 and oct.
Expo 86 modular buildings original roof membrane.
World in motion world in touch coincided with vancouver s centennial and was held on the north shore of false creek.
The 1986 world exposition on transportation and communication or simply expo 86 was a world s fair held in vancouver british columbia canada from friday may 2 until monday october 13 1986.
The 311 million deficit was covered by provincial lottery revenues.
Saint helen s island until a fire in 1976 destroyed the original acrylic membrane.
The final count of 22 million visits far exceeded the fair s original projection of 13 7 million.
Canada place received a royal launch from prince charles in 1986 when it debuted as the canada pavilion at expo 86.
For the 1986 world s fair expo 86 a buckminster fuller inspired geodesic dome was designed by the expo s chief chief architect bruno freschi to serve as the fair s expo centre.
Prince charles in 1986 when it debuted as the canada pavilion at expo 86.
Construction began in 1984 and was completed by early 1985.
In 1978 sam bawlf then bc minister of recreation and conservation proposed an exposition to.
The fair the theme of which was transportation and communication.
Land air and water.
The flamboyant building along burrard inlet became an instant icon for vancouver.
The logo of three interlocking rings to make the 86 in the logo stood for the three main modes of transportation.
It was the.
The building is epcot s icon and is also included in the park s logo.