In 2007 the rink went through a $23.5 million renovation commanded by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo.
Over the decades, the hockey industry grew and the Yale community built added hoc structures and spaces underneath the bleachers in an improvisational, favela-like style. Therefore the original ice rink did not include strength and conditioning rooms or offices for coaches. SpacesĮven though today’s college hockey is big business, in 1953 when the building was first design, most of the other hockey rinks were just a shed or a barn with ice in the middle. The concept of the building came to him as a logical response to the problem a simply beautiful, yet unique, consequence of the site and open location. In his youth, Saarinen wanted to be a sculptor, so that is probably why this artistic geometry was born in the first place, concluding in the idea of extending the structure and creating that lights at the end that makes it look like a Norse ship. The architect wanted not only students to be attracted and pulled towards it, but the public in general too. In addition, he thought the rink needed a lot of personality since, at that time, it was at a somewhat remote distance from the campus. He believed that a building should evoke something in its visitors, engaging with them on an emotional level. Saarinen was known for wanting to make architecture entertaining so he aspired to create a hockey rink that could express the same excitement as the game itself. However, the ice rink does not fit this last category as it is a highpoint in modern expressive architecture, together with other singular buildings such as the Beinecke Rare Book Library by SOM. This University is well-known for its elite students and faculty and Collegiate Gothic architecture. The Ingalls Ice Rink can be found in New Haven, Connecticut, home to Yale’s University campus. In 2007 the rink went through a three-year renovation led by the Roche-Dinkeloo firm.
Towards the end of the concert, two bombs exploded in the Ingalls Rink basement, and even though there were no injuries, the building suffered cracks in its arch and the glass doors were shattered. In 1970 the rink opened its doors for several rock bands to play in it as a part of the protest on New Haven Green against the Black Panther trails. The main rink is simply a rectangular form with fitted edges this adds emphasis to the roof. The arena seats 3,500 people and when used for other purposes the accommodation can be increased to 5,000.Įven though it may seem a complex building, the idea is very simple and that is where the true beauty of this project lays. The rink was built between 19, containing a span 200 feet long and 85 feet wide, and the ceiling is 76 feet tall at the highest point of the arch. (1956) members of the Ingalls family were the primary benefactors of the project. It is named after former Yale’s men ice hockey captains David S. On-campus, the rink is lovingly and commonly known as the “Yale Whale” thanks to its unparticular form. He delivered by creating an emotionally compelling building characterized by its humpbacked roof, which is supported by a 300-foot backbone. Louis Arch, was hired to design this building for his alma mater. The architect behind what was called the “best-designed rink in college hockey” by the Wall Street Journal in 2011 is Eero Saarinen, a Yale graduate. Ingalls Ice Rink is Yale’s University hockey rink, in New Haven, Connecticut.
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