The Top 19 Vikings Stadium Renderings of All Time

#19

Pros: None.

Cons: I have no idea what is going on with this. Are those trees?

#18

Pros: Shiny.

Cons: Lacks context. Looks too complicated, as if you could cut yourself. Unclear how "it works." No people to be found.

#17

Pros: Dramatic stormy sky includes both auburn and gunmetal gray.

Cons: Devoid of human life. What are those giant white cones that look like flocks of birds? Too much yellow on the field.

#16

Pros: Recalls 16th c. Tokugawa-era armor pattern.

Cons: Over-saturated color palette. People too small. Lighting lacks complexity. Recalls insects.

#15

Pros: Wood paneling on the side of the stadium is a nice touch, adds the impression of texture.

Cons: Foreground too dark. Streetlamps insufficiently elegant. Giant glass screen too busy, unclear. Trees inaccurate for upper Midwestern climate. Stoplight without cars unrealistic.

#14

Pros: Nice use of city skyline in background as a horizon. Highly dramatic skyscape. Nice use of purple.

Cons: Purple is an ugly color. Spotlights too even. Conic sections repetitive. Giant banners look like the scene from Lord of the Rings where the orcs attack. Are those cars or turtles? 

#13

Pros: Dramatic mixture of internal and external stretches perceptual categories. Backlit skyline. Semi-accurate depiction of skyscrapers. Flashes in the audience are nice touch.

Cons: Over-saturated green on field. Needs clearer definition between urban skyline and building. Too stark of contrast between field and non-field.

#12

Pros: Many humans.

Cons: Man in brown coat too prominent. Too much "ultra-realistic" detail of Vikings fans suggest actual experience of Vikings game, may lead to unpleasant memories. Stadium looks like generic corporate office park. What is that yellow thing? Is that green blob a tree? What is that white arch thing? Is it made out of glass? What is that purple stuff next to it? Is it bunting? Why bunting? Purple is an ugly color. 

#11

Pros: Cathedral-esque lighting! Very dramatic, recalls the Strasbourg Cathedral.

Cons: Are they playing soccer? Strike one, two, and three! (Oops, that's baseball.) Sacked in the endzone for a safety!

#10

Pros: Focus on tailgating places social activity at the center of the frame.

Cons: Too busy! Very difficult to distinguish foreground from background. Lack of diversity in banners leads to repetitive eye strain. "Minnesota sports complex" too generic sounding, suggests bureaucracy. Purple is an ugly color. Why the red Toyota?

#9

Pros: Color / edge style suggests watercolor.  Fanciful. Light palette recalls religious depictions of heaven.

Cons: Strange placement of roof support. Unclear how building stays upright. Where are the walls? Soft lighting suggests The Rapture.

#8

Pros: High overhead angle gives broad perspective. Pointillist style suggests French Impressionism. Nice strong geometric form. Realistic depiction of freeway infrastructure.

Cons: Horizon not level. Lack of detail is alienating. Stadium infinitesimal. Repetitive abstract lines suggest agriculture, not violent professional sports. Muted color palette.

#7

Pros: High angle offers perspective, places stadium in context. Nice use of gradient fade.

Cons: Are those hills in the background? There are no hills in Minneapolis. Stadium is too geometric. Highly inaccurate depiction of Minneapolis. Use of LRT train too obvious, too purple.

#6

Pros: Pencil sketch cross-hatching gives rendering a hand-made quality, suggests humanity of artist. Semi-accurate depiction of urban spatial context. High angle hides height of buildings.

Cons: Flags too large. Lack of detail. Football stadium not emphasized. Lacks depth.

#5

Pros: Emphasis on human interaction, white landscape. Trees nicely demarcate open fields, edges. Snow drifts very finely done, with good ramping. Excellent use of scale to a vanishing point.


Cons: What stadium? Vikings fans enjoying wintertime landscape is unrealistic. Lack of detail makes it unclear what activities are taking place. Shadows too realistic, recall actual coldness of winter.

#4

Pros: Delicate external bracing adds lightness to architecture. Semi-transparency gives illusion of depth. Trees are plentiful. Nice cirrus cloud renderings.

Cons: Strange topography gives stadium an unbalanced effect. Curvature induces queasiness. Could this building even exist?

#3

Pros: Emphasis on oft-overlooked wetlands is daring maneuver. Nice use of balloons. Partially clipped dirigible! Realistic depiction of Vikings fan's waistlines.

Cons: What are those yellow things? Over-saturated color palette suggests mid-90s computer software. What are those yellow things? Use of jorts a bit too "realistic" for utopian fantasy. What is that purple thing? Are those seats? Purple is an ugly color.

#2

Pros: Almost Brutalist latticework provides stark realism, gives (really quite daring) impression of being trapped, imprisoned within a Viking-filled cage. Tiny glimpse of city is a striking artistic decision suggesting possibility of freedom.

Cons: Field looks tie-dyed. Bunker connotations unhelpful. Freedom possibly illusory. Could be façade, like The Matrix. 

#1

Pros: Excellent balance between infrastructure and social activities. Symmetry between restaurant and stadium. Purple scoreboards offer strong horizontal line demarcating foreground and background. Everyone likes skating.

Cons: Unclear structures. Stadium looks like Sydney Opera House crossed with an alien spaceship. Outdoor plaza in winter unrealistic given Minnesotan tendencies to prefer indoor malls. Purple is an ugly color. Pollution along horizon?


Update: And a late entry takes the GRAND PRIZE!

Pros: Everything!

Cons: None.