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TCF Bank Stadium™
TCF Bank Stadium will open on September 12, 2009 as the new home
of Golden Gopher football. The new collegiate 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-Twin
Cities campus and become a center of campus life. The design offers
a unique blend of brick, stone and glass consistent with architecture
around campus. Architects said it links the heritage and pageantry
of Memorial Stadium with TCF Bank Stadium by integrating a traditional
stadium wall with a new colonnade, plazas, landscapes and other open
gathering spaces. The approved design is for a 50,000-seat facility
with the foundation and reinforcements necessary to potentially expand
to 72,000 to 80,000 seats. "This is a design that captures
the character and tradition of our campus and also embodies the excitement
of Gopher football," said University President Robert Bruininks.
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