The Richmond Olympic Oval Is Only North American Sports Facility Awarded with IAKS/IOC All Time Award
The Richmond Olympic Oval, the signature venue from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games – and a venue that has 63,000 sq. ft. of CPI’s Quadwall® – has received the All Time Award from the International Association of Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – an award reserved for landmark sports facilities from the past half-century.
I don’t think this is anything close to an (overstatement) – this building has no equal anywhere in the world. No building in Olympic history looks anything like this and will do anything like this.
John Furlong, CEO – VANOC
The All Time Award is only awarded once every 50 years, in conjunction with IAKS 50th anniversary, and will not be awarded again until 2065. The Richmond Oval is the only award winner in North America, and is only one of ten to win.
We have always been remarkably proud of the visionary work that helped make the Richmond Olympic Oval a stand out facility during the 2010 Games, a cultural treasure for the community and region in the years since, and now with this award from IAKS, one of the best sports facilities of our time.
CannonDesign Principal Ken Wiseman
The Richmond Olympic Oval is the first speed skating facility ever designed with long term use in mind. Built within a new urban revitalization project in Richmond, BC, it continues to enrich and support the community as a sports community center and international sports venue.
Speed skating venues face significant hurdles after olympic games, their size, specific use, and cost of operations make maintaining them long term problematic.
The Richmond Oval was designed for multi-sport use and convertibility. The main space allows for both ice sports to operate with other sports or community uses simultaneously, and it can always be reverted to a speed skating oval at any time. To keep operating costs down, the building was designed for and achieved LEED Silver status, aided by the inclusion of CPI Quadwall to provide both daylighting and insulation.
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