Is The Vikings Stadium A Retractable Roof

The only reason to have a retractable roof was because others had one says bryan trubey hks architect and designer of the building.

Is the vikings stadium a retractable roof.

But it will be flooded with light in a glass and zinc framed structure with a two sided sloped roof. While the vikings owners wanted an outdoor stadium the state and local governments would only provide funding for an indoor stadium capable of hosting major events like the super bowl and the final four a retractable roof the trend in 2010s football stadiums would have been too expensive. Instead of a 1990s style retractable roof which most nfl. The most striking feature on the iconic u s.

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. The new minnesota vikings stadium in downtown minneapolis won t have a retractable roof. But the vikings are trying something else.