架构师提供的文本描述。建于1958年的大卫·S·因戈尔斯溜冰场的特点是屋顶上的屋顶，是耶鲁大学毕业生Eero Saarinen设计的，被亲切地称为耶鲁鲸鱼。

Text description provided by the architects. Built in 1958, the David S Ingalls Skating Rink is characterized by a sweeping domed roof, was designed by Yale graduate Eero Saarinen and is lovingly known as the Yale whale. 

这个曲棍球场有一个跨度200英尺长85英尺宽，这样做与自然的流动和抛光感。

This hockey rink contains a span 200 feet long by 85 feet wide and does so with a natural sense of flow and polish.

虽然溜冰场看似沉重和残酷，但它确实是一个拉伸结构。主要结构来自290英尺长的中央拱形钢筋混凝土骨干。

Though the rink is seemingly heavy and brutal it is truly a tensile structure. The main structure comes from a 290 foot long central arched backbone of reinforced concrete. 

从这个中央支架，木材屋顶是“悬挂”在一个电缆网架，这使它的签名双曲线。进一步的电缆从中央拱门到建筑物的外部边缘，有助于稳定结构抗风荷载。

From this central support the timber roof is “hung” on a cable net structure which gives it the signature double curve. Further cables running from the central arch to the outer edges of the building help stabilize the structure against wind loads.

设计中的真正美在于它的简单性。虽然它看起来有些复杂，即使在它的对称性，主要溜冰场只是一个矩形形式与角边。这增加了重点，无论是字面上还是象征性地将屋顶抬高到新的高度。

The true beauty within the design found in its simplicity. Though it may look somewhat complex even in its symmetry, the main rink is simply a rectangular form with filleted edges. This adds emphasis and both literally and figuratively raises its roof to new heights.

未完成的混凝土主体结构发挥了橡木屋顶的颜色和质地，扫低之间。材料被玻璃幕墙点缀，玻璃幕墙是主要入口。

The unfinished concrete of the main structure plays off of the color and texture of the oak roof, sweeping low between. The materials are punctuated by the glass curtain wall that is the main entrance.

对内部的体验既反映了外部的形象，又折射了外部的形象。橡树屋顶的底部增加了一种尺度和温暖感。

The experience on the interior both reflects and refracts the image of the exterior. The underside of the oak roof adds a sense of scale and warmth. 

木板条的方向性追踪窗帘的应力，被混凝土支架的渗透所打断。

The directionality of the wooden slats trace the stresses of the drapery punctuated by the penetration of their concrete supports.

内部的倾斜坡道追踪屋面外的线条，引导观众居住在结构的形状和感觉上。

The sloping ramps of the interior trace the outside roof line and lead the viewer to inhabit the shape and feel of the structure. 

穹顶中心的广袤之处，比下面的冰层高出75英尺。在适宜居住的层次上感觉到了一种有点空洞的感觉，并向中心敞开。当屋顶倾斜时，踏板下降。

The vast expanse of the center of the dome rises 75 feet above the ice below. A somewhat cavernous sense is felt at the inhabitable levels and opens towards the center. As the roof slopes up as the stepped seat drops down.