Here's just a brief presentation of the Ice Hockey stadium, and from an architectural point of view, a very nice building:

The design can accommodate up to 12,500 spectators during the ice hockey games with a maximum capacity of 17,500 for post-Olympics flexibility use. Its large structural roof spans of up to 90m and limited number of main supports means that stadium will have a high degree of flexibility for different uses. The services strategy for the building minimises energy demand and ensures that the environment can be easily adapted to suit the many uses of the building, ranging from ice hockey to exhibitions and concerts.

The stainless steel facade, was chosen for being robust, long-lasting and low maintenance and is thought to symbolize eternity. (!)

This unique stainless facade is composed of glass ''window slots'': these not only allow natural light in the building, but also break the continuity of the stainless steel. During the Olympics, the windows will be covered to provide professional ice-hockey conditions.

The design is by Arata Isozaki, who won first place in an open competition in June 2002.The stadium is due for completion in October 2005, in order to tune and test the building for the opening of the Winter Olympics in February 2006.