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Allegiant Stadium

3333 Al Davis Way, Las Vegas, NV 89118

MANICA's black ETFE-domed stadium, with a 275-foot video screen and retractable Strip-facing doors, was completed in July 2020 close to its rendered form. The Raiders and others have used the attributed nickname "Death Star" for the finished building.

What got built

Current photograph of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Photograph by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, 2021-09-04. Source. CC BY-SA 2.0.

This photograph was verified against the project and published with recorded first-party, public-domain, or reusable-license rights. How the visual evidence works.

What changed

  • MANICA Architecture, the same firm behind an earlier unbuilt Carson, California stadium proposal that Raiders owner Mark Davis had specifically requested elements from, designed the domed, ETFE-roofed stadium.
  • Construction began November 13, 2017, and completion and occupancy certification were recorded July 31, 2020. The Raiders' first regular-season game at the stadium was September 21, 2020, without spectators because of COVID-19.
  • Published project totals are commonly rounded to about $1.9 billion against an approximately $1.8 billion budget. Those rounded figures alone support a difference of roughly $100 million, not a precise $175 million overrun without more detailed underlying totals and scope.
  • The completed stadium includes retractable, curtain-style doors overlooking the Las Vegas Strip and the 85-foot Al Davis Memorial Torch; the height refers to the torch rather than its surrounding structure.
  • The Raiders and other coverage have attributed the nickname "Death Star" to the stadium's dark exterior and rendered appearance.

Why there is nothing to explain

The completed stadium delivered the principal design shown in MANICA's renderings, including its Strip-facing opening and memorial torch. Published cost figures vary in precision and scope, so this entry uses only the rounded approximately $1.8 billion budget and $1.9 billion project total.

Details

Status
Built, and it follows the rendering.
Where
Las Vegas, NV
Neighborhood
South Strip / Russell Road
Developer
Las Vegas Stadium Authority, Las Vegas Raiders (Mark Davis)
Architect
MANICA Architecture, with HNTB
Rendering credit
MANICA Architecture
The built result
Photographed by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, 2021-09-04

Sources

  1. MANICA Architecture: Allegiant Stadium project page manica.global
  2. Wikipedia: Allegiant Stadium design and construction history en.wikipedia.org
  3. Allegiant Stadium: official stadium overview allegiantstadium.com
  4. Las Vegas Raiders: official stadium history and information raiders.com

Research checked . Status and figures are updated when a source changes.

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