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The 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics taking place in Vancouver, Canada open today and we’d like to introduce you one of the most important venues designed for the event.
Courtesy of Cannon Design – Photographs : Nic Lehoux, Derek Lepper
The Richmond Olympic Oval designed by Cannon Design, is located on a 32 acres of city-owned land along the banks of the Fraser River. Olympics have been a big opportunity for cities, and the facilities built for the event have the challenge to start a new development, as it has been in this case. The Oval will be the centerpiece of a major new urban waterfront neighborhood featuring a mix of residential, commercial, and public amenity development. The new Oval neighborhood will be a destination and meeting place offering diverse indoor and outdoor recreational activities, shopping, and services. Courtesy of Cannon Design – Location
After the games, the building will become an international center for sports and wellness, and thanks to its flexible design it can be used for a wide variety of sport and community uses.
Courtesy of Cannon Design – Photographs : Nic Lehoux, Derek Lepper
Until the Calgary Games in 1988, Olympic long-track speed skating took place in outdoor venues, which posed tremendous challenges in keeping ice conditions equitable and consistent between events. Since 1988, all Olympic long-track speed-skating facilities, with the exception o...