The Iceberg Skating Palace was built by Ingeokom, in cooperation with Mosproekt-4, one of the directing agencies of the Moscow Committee for Architecture. The 12,000-seat venue was designed for training and competition in figure skating and short-track racing, and is one of the more striking buildings of the Sochi games. The building spreads over 20,917 square meters (225,000 square feet) in area.
But it is the sweeping tile-like façade, made from interlocking waves of glass and sandwich panels, that captures one's attention. The solid panels are painted in varying shades of blue, with the shape and color designed to recall the forms of the surrounding Caucasus mountains, as well as the waves of the Black Sea. Although comparisons to a massive wall of ice are also apt. This is a demountable structure, which will most likely be moved to another city after the Olympics.
Source: Gizmag
