131 custom panels will turn the city’s iconic geodesic dome into a replica of the adidas Trionda – a broadcast backdrop designed to keep British Columbia on global screens for the tournament’s duration.
Someone in Vancouver looked at a 40-metre geodesic dome and thought: that’s a football. They weren’t wrong.
Science World, the city’s beloved spherical science museum, is currently being covered in 131 custom-shaped panels to recreate the adidas Trionda, the official match ball of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The project is called “The Beautiful Dome.” It does exactly what it says on the tin.
The installation is led by Destination Vancouver with Science World, the Province of British Columbia, the FIFA World Cup 2026 Vancouver Host Committee and the Vancouver Hotel Destination Association. The panels are being fitted by The Look Company, a Canadian large-format installation specialist that has been wrapping retail and sport venues in oversized graphics since 1998. Work began May 6; the full reveal is targeted for early June.
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The location isn’t accidental. Science World sits in False Creek, immediately adjacent to BC Place Stadium, where seven World Cup matches will be held. Every broadcast shot of the stadium now has a 40-metre football in the background. That’s not public art – it’s a media buy you don’t have to renew.
The ball’s design carries its own narrative. “Trionda” means “three waves” in Spanish, a nod to the three nations – Canada, Mexico and the United States – who are jointly staging the largest World Cup in the tournament’s history. adidas embedded that symbolism into the panel geometry of the ball itself; The Look Company has now reproduced it at a scale visible from across the water.
The dome won’t just stand there looking good. It’ll also host Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum, presented by the Province of British Columbia, from May 15 to Sept. 7. The exhibition traces how innovation has shaped the sport’s development and marks the series’ North American debut – giving the site a reason to draw visitors rather than just photographers.
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