Rams Owner Stan Kroenke "likes U.S. Bank Stadium" after having visited the new venue for a preseason contest, and he spent "plenty of time walking around before the game looking for ideas that possibly could be used for the temporarily named City of Champions Stadium" set to be built in Inglewood, Calif., according to Chris Tomasson of ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS. Kroenke said that the "use of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (EFTE), a fluorine-based clear plastic that covers half the U.S. Bank roof, played a role in architects using the same material for the roof of the Los Angeles-area stadium." Kroenke: "It’s really beautiful. ... I like the colors (at U.S. Bank). I thought the colors were all sort of synchronized. It’s pleasing when you walk in there, you feel good. I looked at the surfaces and finishes." Kroenke added that there will be "a lot more of the material on a huge roof that will cover City of Champions Stadium." While a roof will cover the Inglewood venue, Kroenke said that there will be "sections on the sides that will allow air to pass through" (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 10/17).
