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Structure-ID: s0000129
Created on: 04/13/99
Modified on: 02/16/04


David S. Ingalls Rink

"The Whale"
Built: 1953 - 1959
Location: Yale University, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
David S. Ingalls Rink
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Structural Type:
Tensile structure
cable-net, arch-supported
Function / usage:
Ice skating rink

Persons involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Architect Eero Saarinen
Engineer Fred N. Severud

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RoleNamePart of structure 
  Eero Saarinen & Associates
  Severud-Elstad-Krueger Associates

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
arch  reinforced concrete
membrane  wood
cable net  steel
Dimensions
  width 56 m
  rise 21 m
  length 99 m
  seats 2800

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External LinkarchINFORM: David S. Ingalls Hockey Rink, Yale University English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkHousing the Spectacle: David S. Ingalls Hockey Park English
External LinkYale University: Ingalls Rink English

Relevant Literature
* Allen, Edward   Shaping Structures, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471169684, 1998; pp. 354-355.
* Heinle, Erwin   Kuppeln aller Zeiten, aller Kulturen, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany) , ISBN 3421030626, 1996; pp. 194.
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 146-147.

 
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