{"id":306286,"date":"2026-01-27T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/306286\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:26:09","slug":"david-chipperfield-architects-reveals-olympic-ice-rink-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/306286\/","title":{"rendered":"David Chipperfield Architects reveals Olympic ice rink in Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architecture studio David Chipperfield Architects<\/a> has revealed photos of the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/a>, which begin next month.<\/p>\n

Taken at an ice hockey test event earlier this month, the photos show the building’s three-tiered facade and the main ice rink arena.<\/p>\n

\"MilanoDavid Chipperfield Architects revealed photos of the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena<\/p>\n

Located in the Santa Giulia district of Milan, the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena is the only permanent venue being built for this year’s Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Intended to have a capacity of 14,000, it will host the ice hockey events during the 2026 Winter Olympics, which begin on 6 February.<\/p>\n

\"MilanoThe rink will host the ice hockey events at the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/p>\n

The arena is wrapped in three bands of vertical aluminium cladding separated by bands of glazing. Between these metal bands, LED strips were intended to turn the facades into a screen \u2013 although it is unclear if these are complete.<\/p>\n

Within the arena the rink is surrounded by two tiers of seating, with corporate boxes above.<\/p>\n

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According to the studio, the building’s form was informed by the city’s Colosseum.<\/p>\n

“The elliptical form of the building is inspired by the archetype of the amphitheatre, being reinterpreted with modern tectonics and materials,” said David Chipperfield Architects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"MilanoThe building’s facade is surrounded in bands of aluminium cladding<\/p>\n

The photos were taken during a test event for the Olympics on 9 January, amidst concerns that the area would not be fully completed in time for the opening of the games<\/a>. The arena was intended to have a cavity of 14,000 for the games, but according to International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif it will be “a little bit short” with 11,800 seats.<\/p>\n

However, the Olympic organisers said the event was proof that the venue would be ready to host the games during the Olympics.<\/p>\n

“We have always been convinced that we could do it and this is the proof,” said Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 chief games operations officer Andrea Francisi.<\/p>\n

“\u200b\u200bIt’s an important test because it will allow us to replicate the Olympic days exactly, when we will have three games a day, and because it will allow us to understand how to improve the sporting elements and the organisation of the arena together with those who are working on it.”<\/p>\n

Also ahead of the games, Italian designer Marco Balich revealed a pair of cauldrons<\/a> that will be set up in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo and we showcased the event’s minimalist medals<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Architecture studio David Chipperfield Architects has revealed photos of the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena ahead of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,69076,366,18,117,19,17,371,12867,150343,150342,10357,10358,10359,132,14596],"class_list":{"0":"post-306286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-david-chipperfield","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-italy","19":"tag-milan","20":"tag-milano-cortina-2026-winter-games","21":"tag-olympic-and-paralympic-games","22":"tag-sectionall","23":"tag-sectionarchitecture","24":"tag-sectionnews","25":"tag-sports","26":"tag-stadiums"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115967530386513827","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}