Photos: Lucas Oil Stadium Public Tour

I'm a little late with these, but with the first official (if preseason) NFL game being played in Lucas Oil Stadium last night, the timing seems appropriate. If you'd like to read a thorough analysis of the stadium from both an architectural and fan experience perspective, be sure to check out Jason's post over at Circle and Squares.

All of the these photos were taken during the public tour that took place on August 16th.

Development: A Tale of Two Lighting Schemes

Now that construction on Lucas Oil Stadium itself is nearing completion, progress is beginning on the treatment of the land around the stadium. The designer of the lighting in the stadium parking lot must have been a little schizophrenic. First, we've got some nice, retro, human-scaled lights at the driveway entrances:

Then, literally steps away, we've got gigantic Lucas Oil Stadium-scaled lights (given the way things turned out on 38th St., at least the color matches!):

And finally, here's a shot of the sidewalk treatment along McCarty St.:

Photos: LUCAS OIL STADIUM

The Lucas Oil Stadium sign on the west face of the stadium is now complete. It's BIG. What do you think?

Photos: Lucas Oil Stadium

I was driving south on Senate the other day and this view grabbed me, with Lucas Oil Stadium just peaking over the top of the Hoosier Dome (Indy natives tell me I should call it that). My camera happened to be in the car, so I popped out and grabbed this shot. Imagine what this is going to look like when the Hoosier Dome comes down next spring.

Lucas Oil Stadium from Senate and North: