The Hines Competition challenges multidisciplinary student teams to devise a comprehensive development program for a real, large-scale site. Hines Student Urban Design Competition, now in its 11th year, is an urban design and development challenge for graduate students. You aren’t going to make anyone feel insecure on that front.One hundred sixty teams from 70 universities in the United States and Canada are currently developing solutions for a site in Minneapolis’s Downtown East neighborhood, near the site of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium We sit on five gallon pails on the ice and grab fish bear handed out of freezing water for “fun”. Minnesota people are not afraid of the cold. The entire stadium is covered in stone and concrete and that classic feel doesn’t mesh with mega structure roofs. Rain delays suck but you can’t get the Twins experience on a nice day with a big gaudy steel structure overhead. Then try to imagine a massive and hideous steel retractable roof structure similar to the Brewers stadium. 20F is just a bit chilly.Īs for the Twins stadium, it is generally ranked as one of the best ballparks in America. I’m probably splitting hairs here, but it bears mentioning that we get colder temperatures and more snow than Chicago or Green Bay, which are the only true cold weather open air stadiums. How many cold weather retractable roof football stadiums are there? There is a reason for that. Retractable roof was an option, but that is 250 million that you have to pitch in just for the thrill of freezing your asses off or basking in the sunlight 10 to 12 times a year. But you have to understand that the state wasn’t going to pony up unless the big fancy football stadium had a roof. The stadium is scheduled to open in 2016, and the Vikings are expected to play at the University of Minnesota’s open-air stadium in 20. It remains unknown whether the stadium will have a retractable roof and retractable walls or windows. Also, the roof will be 100 feet taller than the Metrodome’s highest point, with a combination of hard deck and fabrice that would allow natural light (and hopefully not, you know, snow) into the building. The main entrance, through which 75 percent of the fans will enter, could feature sliding or pivoting doors. Via the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a document made public on Monday hints at some of the features of the building, including a faςade possibly consisting of metal panels, limestone, and walls that appear transparent or translucent when lit.
Paul Business Journal, the first look at how the building will look will be provided on May 13 at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
This May, the design will be unveiled.Īccording to John Vomhof Jr.
Last May, the Vikings finally struck a deal for their new stadium.
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