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VANCOUVER, BC — Construction on the new Freedom Mobile Arch amphitheatre at the PNE in Hastings Park reached a significant milestone, with the installation of the final segment of glulam beam for the landmark mass-timber roof structure. …In addition to the steel arches, there are 60 mass-timber arches arranged in six barrel vaulted segments, reaching a height of up to 82 ft. and spanning 344 ft. between buttress tips. These components form a starburst-shaped roof, the largest freestanding mass-timber structure of its kind in the world. The mass-timber roof design incorporates both glulam, which offers superior strength, and a cross-laminated timber deck made of three-ply Douglas Fir, which provides a structural diaphragm for stability. The project’s design firms are Revery Architecture, Fast + Epp Structural Engineers, and PFS Studio, and the general contractor is EllisDon. The long-planned venue’s very first event will be its use for Vancouver’s official FIFA World Cup Fan Festival.