[WRE UPDATE | PROJECT] The Heavy Lifting To Create The New Vikings Stadium BY STEPHANIE AURORA LEWIS, RA, LEED AP
Photo courtesy Olivia Miller.
the NFL Vikings football team, the Stadium will host many other sports and civic events in the Twin Cities. Most remarkable is the architectural design and the sheer magnitude of the building with two times more square footage than the late Metrodome. Te general contractor, Mortenson Construction, has a large countdown clock installed close to the building site, slowly ticking away the moments until the stadium is completed – an assurance it will open by July 29, 2016.
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The Minneapolis Design Legacy Te people of Minneapolis have a strong Scandinavian heritage that traditionally upholds an elevated appreciation for the arts and architecture. Historic Viking ships were the source of the stadium’s conceptual design. In particular, one part of the building juts up in the sky, toward downtown, in a similar manner to that of a ship’s prow (which is the
forward-most part of a ship’s bow that cuts through the water). An innovative plastic sheet material called ETFE covers 60 percent of the roof, allowing athletes and fans to enjoy the sunlight. Furthermore, the vast portion of one side of the building opens up with large glass doors, the size of airport hangars, to let in fresh air and clear views to the metropolis.
“Te design reflects the true story
of the Minnesota community with its international style driven by climatic response and energy conservation,” said Bryan Trubey, Design Principal, HKS Sports & Entertainment Group. “Te interior volume makes it the most versatile, multi-use building in the country with the most advanced digital age technology.” Capable of seating
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he new Minnesota Multi-Purpose Stadium is an expansive, “space that does more than welcome sports; it welcomes an entire community” according to the HKS Sport & Entertainment Group that designed the building. Te sleek, contemporary building, commonly coined the Vikings Stadium, is halfway through construction, and located in downtown Minneapolis in the same location as the late Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Designed primarily for
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