Stadium Saga Part XII - Design firm is announced

Klomp · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:00 am Post subject:

How easy would that roof break/collapse?
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vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66624

it's all in the engineering, guys.

i tell people we could make roof trusses from toothpicks and newspapers if we wanted to, as long as they're engineered to withstand the loads placed on them.

the old Dome roof had outlived its lifespan.
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The Gnat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 34117 Location: Minneapolis

disaacs · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 19972 Location: Brownbackistan

So, how about engineering trusses with snow shovels? That way they can be prepared in case of another collapse. Wink

For the record, I know absolutely nothing about engineering, but I'm also thinking that having a such a large amount of glass would also cause a huge problem with keeping a constant temperature inside the building.
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Growing up in central Iowa, Mark Williams rooted passionately for his Minnesota Twins and Vikings. Game after game, season after season, the boy from Marshalltown wore the colors, donned the caps and studied the stats of his favorite teams. Once a year, and sometimes more, he and his family hopped into their station wagon for the four-hour drive north to catch a game at Bloomington's Metropolitan Stadium and later the downtown Minneapolis Metrodome.

Three decades later, the 49-year-old architect is back in Minneapolis, this time as a principal with HKS Inc., the Dallas-based architectural firm hired to design the $975 million multipurpose stadium that will replace the Metrodome, home of the Vikings.

Williams: "I know how much these buildings mean to people. So we take it very seriously. And we know what we do and how we design it will have a huge effect on the success of the building."

http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/172975921.html?refer=y
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Klomp · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:52 am Post subject:

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According to an email I received from the Vikings, for those of you in the Minneapolis area, you can meet the new architect on 10/15/12 from 5:30-6:30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

You will be able to ask questions and submit public comment.

I also found a link to what I received in my email...

http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Meet-The-New-Stadium-Architect-On-October-15-At-The-Minneapolis-Convention-Center/521ff368-35ef-4e14-95c2-fd27865cc00c
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I look at the glass design and the last thing I worry about is snow causing it to collapse. There are countless buildings in Minnesota that are mostly made out of glass and have worked out fine.
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The Vikings will have an opportunity for media and fans to meet the architects of the new stadium next Monday. A presentation is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Ballroom B.

http://min.scout.com/2/1228929.html
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