Schematic designs for the University of Minnesota's brand-new TCF Bank Stadium were released to the public for the first time today. The designs, produced by HOK Sports of Kansas City, were approved this morning during a meeting of the Board of Regents.The stadium is expected to open on Sept. 12, 2009.
At an open house today, Minnesota fans were able to get their first look at the new home of Golden Gopher football. The new stadium will seat 50,000 and feature a traditional horseshoe shape and a brick facade. The stadium will provide a gateway to the University of Minnesota campus and become a center of campus life. Stadium construction begins in the summer of 2007.
Features of the stadium will include:
- 50,000 seats
- 36 suites
- 1000 outdoor club seats and 300 indoor club seats
- 59 loge boxes
- Magnificent Minneapolis skyline view
- University of Minnesota team store
- Large indoor club lounge for game day and non-game day use
- Visiting team and auxiliary locker rooms for recreational sports and tournament use
- 20,000 square foot facility for the marching band
- Views of field from West hospitality plaza
- Colonnade circling the entire stadium, providing a lit and covered walkway
