Digital computer reduces design time for the British Pavilion at Montreal

摘要

The Universal and International Exhibition of 1967, known more colloquially as 'Expo 67' is part of Canada's Centennial Celebrations. The Exhibition is due to open in Montreal for six months from April 1967. The 1,007 acre site is spread over three main areas, the Ile Sainte Helene, He Notre Dame and the Mackay Pier, all in the St. Lawrence River. It has been estimated that about 30 million people will visit the exhibition during its six month's run and that on peak days attendance will be in the region of 350,000. The British pavilion sits on a three-acre site on the Ile Notre Dame. Reminding visitors that the British are an island people, the cliff-like walls rise out of the water. The mass is big, with exhibition halls deeply cantilevered over moats and the site dominated by the tower.