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Expo 86
Expo 86 built the geodesic dome that became Science World
Expo's chief architect, Bruno Freschi, designed a geodesic dome inspired by Buckminster Fuller to serve as the fair's Expo Centre. Construction began in 1984 and was completed by early 1985.
The lobby
A lobbying campaign turned the Expo dome into a science centre
After Expo closed its gates in October 1986, a campaign was launched to secure the building. The science centre opened on 6 May 1989 as Science World, at the eastern end of False Creek.
The theatre
A 400-seat Omnimax theatre opened in the dome a year later
The 400-seat Omnimax theatre in the upper section of the dome opened in 1989. It extended the 3D IMAX theatre that had been built in 1986 for the Expo series of films called Transitions.
A name
The name Telusphere in 2005 was universally unpopular
In January 2005 the building was renamed Telusphere under a naming rights agreement with Telus. Later in 2005 it became Science World at the Telus World of Science. The agreement ended in 2020 and the original name returned.
2026
In May 2026 the dome was dressed as a soccer ball
In May 2026 the exterior of the building was transformed into the Trionda soccer ball to honour the 2026 FIFA World Cup, partly hosted in Vancouver that summer.
Day 4, morning
Next is Chinatown.
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