Re: Vikings Stadium
Posted: September 28th, 2012, 3:05 pm
My co-workers are looking at me like I'm some sort of idiot... I LOVE THEM!!!
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All of us on UrbanMSP better be at those meetings then, because I don't have much faith that Joe Schmoe from Brainerd and Diane Stepford from Chaska have the same appreciation for innovative, artistic, inspirational modern design as you or I might.The architects sound like they sincerely took feedback from the public in both designing the Lucas and Dallas stadiums. That is a positive because they don't have any particular aesthetic "formula" which they will impose on the community. I also think their recent experience with designing international sports facilities have made them more sophisticated. However, If they hear a great deal of feedback that people want a post-modern historical looking stadium, they will probably design it that way. I'm hopeful (and crossing my fingers) most people will feel we need something more modern and "cutting edge" (with a regional twist) that connects to our strong modernist Minneapolis architectural tradition. We will see.
I have a feeling that the public is going to get what they want; a nondescript Lucas Oil Stadium-shaped box (with a Kasota stone facade and arches to match the adjoining LRT station for extra pizzazz!)
I like the second one because it looks like Minnesota... like the DEN airport looks like Colorado. It looks like you could just XX Ski or snowmobile right across it!Both are working for me now, previously it was only the glass one. The second one is interesting; it's almost like a mix between the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube from the 2008 Olympics. I like that both seem to be playing up the natural light quite a bit.
That works out great since almost everybody who lives inside the city is an actual midget.I would agree, almost everyone who lives outside the city is a mental midget
The whole roof looks to be open air... the metal supports between the glass window walls and the roofing materials. I don't see why it wouldn't work just a stones throw from the Guthrie... We need something like this. Plus there could be a similar glass wall on the west side, as the east side, that opens up.I see that second one as something of a riff, conscious or not, on the Sydney Opera House. Cool as it may be, it's super conceptual. The skyline is not Minneapolis, and I can't imagine that undulating roof as retractable.
I think your description here is a possible outcome of the design. Worst case scenario is it will look hokey and provincial rather then being indigenous yet futuristic (Like Target Field). Probably the best outcome was what Tyler suggested earlier on this thread with a collaboration between HKS designing the retractable roof and interior with another firm designing the character of the exterior. Oh well, I'm already joking to myself we may soon have the most beautiful retractable roof in the world on top of a crappy looking stadium. I pray I am wrong!I have a feeling that the public is going to get what they want; a nondescript Lucas Oil Stadium-shaped box (with a Kasota stone facade and arches to match the adjoining LRT station for extra pizzazz!)
I'm 6'5"That works out great since almost everybody who lives inside the city is an actual midget.I would agree, almost everyone who lives outside the city is a mental midget
Wow! Love both, but am leaning towards the top image. Love the glass. Reminds me of ice - perfect for MN's snowy, icy winters. How about that for a theme?http://journalmpls.wordpress.com/2012/0 ... ic-images/
Interesting images. I'd love to know how this fits into the neighborhood.
I don't know how I missed seeing these yesterday, but it clearly demonstrates a maturation of HKS with a better sense of design sophistication. I suspect their involvement in helping design stadiums on an international level has been a great learning experience for them. This makes me more confident they have the ability to create some striking for our stadium.http://journalmpls.wordpress.com/2012/0 ... ic-images/
Interesting images. I'd love to know how this fits into the neighborhood.
Props for an appropriate response. Rural Mn thanks you.I think it's bad policy to pit rural, suburban, and urban against each other in the stadium design. There are many, many great examples of fantastic architecture throughout Minnesota.