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Yale University's
hockey stadium
Hybridization of western
modernist aesthetics and
traditional Japanese architecture
Inspired by the skyline of
the Colosseum
Dramatic sweeping curves appear
to effortlessly wrap from two large,
central supporting cables
Integrate his building into the
landscape
The structure and the roof originates
from central structural spine
Two reinforced concrete pillars
support a prestressed steel net onto
which steel plates are attached
The gymnasium’s structural system
resembles a snails shell, but the
gymnasiums low profile and sweeping
roof forms some semblance to
Japanese pagoda
Won Pritzker Prize for the design