Richmond Oval Roof

摘要

Olympic speed skating has been in the limelight recently, most notably for the U.S. team's funding shortfall and its partnership with fundraising powerhouse Stephen Colbert. But when skaters take to the ice this month in the race for gold, they will be competing for air time with the architectural star of the show: the soaring roof of the Richmond Oval skating complex. Designed by the Vancouver, British Columbia, office of Cannon Design, the 512,000-square-foot facility houses a 400-meter parabolic track and seating for 8,000 tucked under a roof structure that spans 328 feet.