Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN
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DaveGoliath
N 39° 45.612 W 086° 09.818
16S E 571641 N 4401476
Home of the Indianapolis Colts
Waymark Code: WM69RV
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2009
Views: 32
Lucas Oil Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 14, 2008 and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008.
It replaces the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. In addition to the stadium, a new high-rise JW Marriott Indianapolis will be constructed as part of the major expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. It is scheduled to host Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
HKS, Inc. is the architectural firm credited with the stadium’s design, with Walter P. Moore working as the Structural Engineer of Record.
The stadium features a retractable roof and window wall, allowing the Colts to play outdoors. The surface is FieldTurf.
The elements of kinetic architecture will provide for quick conversion of the facility to accommodate a variety of events—allowing for increased use of the building and increased return on the investment.
On February 28, 2006, Indiana native Forrest Lucas announced that his company Lucas Oil had purchased the naming rights for $121 million over 20 years.
The retro look to the new stadium is a result of Indianapolis' liking towards the historic fieldhouse appearance of sports venues from decades ago. Conseco Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, and the Pepsi Coliseum are other examples of large sports venues (both new and old) around the city with the same type of design.
Now that Lucas Oil Stadium has opened, work will gear up on expanding the current Indiana Convention Center. In order to expand the ICC, the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority has demolished the RCA Dome and will proceed to finance, design, construct and own an expansion to the facility, which will be located on the current site of the dome. The Authority anticipates that the ICC expansion project will be complete by 2010. Once finished, it will also be leased to and operated by the Capital Improvement Board.
It's the home of which team(s)?: Indianapolis Colts
Which professional sports are played here?: Football
Capacity (number of seats): 67,000
Opening Date: 08/16/2008
Guided Tours: yes
Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]
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