New Viking Stadium Retractable Roof

Clear is the new retractable.

New viking stadium retractable roof.

The high tech plastic roof on the new minnesota vikings stadium looks like something from a household kitchen. Vector foiltec founder stefan lehnert explains how the etfe roof on the new vikings stadium will deal with snow during minnesota winters. A retractable roof the trend in 2010s football stadiums would have been too expensive. The etfe roof became the team s preferred option after some initial research and as they unveiled the design to the public in may 2013 they did so with a catchphrase.

Also a single layer of etfe drapes. Clear is the new retractable said vikings executive vice president for stadium development lester bagley repeating a slogan coined as the design was revealed more than two years ago. Bank stadium in downtown minneapolis is something you look right through literally. But one thing the new roof won t do according to everyone.

The most striking feature on the iconic u s. And with a budget that s considered modest as far as new. For the atlanta falcons new mercedes benz stadium set to open in june 2017 architects at hok designed an eight panel retractable roof that mimics a pinwheel. Bank stadium does something altogether new in north.

The new home of the vikings and host of super bowl lii u s. The minnesota vikings new stadium has a number of unique upgrades in architecture design and technology. The roof then has a sort of history when it comes to minneapolis stadiums. A retractable roof was at best superfluous as hks and the minnesota sports facilities authority considered most of those goals.