"Built partly to host ice hockey games during the 2026 Winter Olympics, Arena Milano is a 16,000-seat multipurpose arena that's expected to become a new center for sports and concerts in Milan. Pritzker Prize-winning David Chipperfield Architects' design, done in conjunction with Arup, is the standout venue for this edition of the Olympics. An inverted triple-decker layer cake that calls to mind Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York, the building is intended to evoke the elliptical form of the city's former Roman amphitheater."
"with no shortage of hand-wringing about its shape, cost, and necessity. The concrete building's ink blot form spreads across a single elevated floor, marking a hard departure from the museum's mid-century campus design. One early review -ahead of a slightly odd three-day preview in June 2025 of what was essentially an empty building-found the execution of Zumthor's vision flawed, but also calls the building a refreshingly risk-taking piece of architecture."
Nine major buildings will open in 2026 across global cities, spanning corporate headquarters, sports stadiums, museums, and cultural venues. Arena Milano is a 16,000-seat multipurpose arena partly built for 2026 Winter Olympics ice hockey, designed by David Chipperfield Architects with Arup, featuring an inverted triple-decker form evoking Milan’s Roman amphitheater. Peter Zumthor’s concrete LACMA replacement spans Wilshire Boulevard in a blob-like ink-blot shape on a single elevated floor, prompting debate about shape, cost, and necessity while some praise its risk-taking ambition. The Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, designed by Studio Gang, provides a permanent open-air stage beneath a swooping timber canopy that shields audiences and frames scenic views.
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