Editing Moda Center (section)

===Structure and architecture===
Moda Center is a precast [[concrete]]-framed structure with a roof made up of skeletal steel. The arena structure encloses a total of over {{convert|785000|sqft|m2}}, on eight levels, five of which are open to the public. The building height is {{convert|140|ft|m}}, from the event floor to the pinnacle of the saddle-shaped roof.<ref name="facts"/> The arena includes a {{convert|60|x|40|ft|m|adj=on}} permanent stage, and a {{convert|200|x|85|ft|m|adj=on}} ice rink.<ref name="ppfd"/>

The building is composed of over {{convert|48000|cuyd|m3}} of concrete, and over {{convert|9700|ST|MT|lk=on}} of [[steel]]. The exterior is composed of over {{convert|29000|sqft|m2}} of glass, {{convert|17500|sqft|m2}} of plaster, {{convert|52000|sqft|m2}} of architectural precast, {{convert|39000|sqft|m2}} of insulation, and {{convert|13654|sqft|m2}} of steel [[louver]]s.<ref name="facts"/><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Ascent |title=Team Approach, Inside and Out, Aids Growth |url=http://www.pci.org/view_file.cfm?file=AS-97WI-2.PDF |issue=Winter 1997 |pages=6–12 |first=Anne |last=Peterson |access-date=October 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026182952/http://www.pci.org/view_file.cfm?file=AS-97WI-2.PDF |archive-date=October 26, 2007 }}</ref>

The building, designed by architecture firm [[Ellerbe Becket]], has been criticized by some in Portland's architectural community. A survey of local architects and planners was conducted by the ''[[Portland Tribune]]'', and subsequently Moda Center was listed among the five ugliest buildings in the city.<ref name="ugly">{{cite news|title=The Lookers and the Losers|first=Peter|last=Korn|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=104339|newspaper=[[Portland Tribune]]|date=October 24, 2006|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421225314/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=104339|url-status=live}}</ref>