Vikings Stadium Architect to be Chosen Friday

The Minnesota Vikings will announce Friday morning the architecture firm who will design the Minneapolis $975 billion stadium scheduled to be finished/open for the 2016 NFL season.

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The five architectural firm finalists include:

• "HKS Inc. of Dallas, which designed NFL stadiums for the Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts."

• "Ewing Cole, a Philadelphia-based firm that drew plans for the $1.6 billion MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and Giants."

• "HNTB Corp. of Kansas City, architect for the $1.2 billion stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., being built for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers."

• "AECOM, a Los Angeles firm that designed a 67,000-seat home for the Seattle Seahawks."

• "Populous, a Kansas-City based architect that designed the Twins' Target Field, Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul and TCF Bank Stadium, home of the University of Minnesota football team."