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July 2010
Photo: Courtesy of CityCenter Land LLC
ill Smith still remembers back in 2004 when MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren asked him to come to his office to talk about building something other than just another casino. “The concept was to create a place in Las Vegas that is really a center—something world class,” says Smith, president of design and construction for CityCenter. From a bubble diagram concept for 67 acres to the finished product 60 months and $8.5 billion later, the project utilized 275 architect, engineer and consulting firms, some 50,000 design and construction drawings, numerous top chefs and F&B operators, and a team dedicated solely to planning roughly 75 weekly meetings. With six LEED Gold certifications in its pocket, CityCenter opened in December. In terms of hospitality, there’s the non-gaming hotel Vdara with 1,495 suites, a restaurant, lobby lounge, pool and spa. Across the way is Aria Resort & Casino, with 4,004 rooms, 16 restaurants, 10 bars and lounges, a spa and three pools with 50 cabanas, and Liquid, an adult-only pool lounge. Hugging the Strip is the 47-story non-gaming Mandarin Oriental, with 392 guestrooms, 225 residences, a spa, pool and sundeck, six restaurants and bars. And then of course is Crystals, a 500,000-sq.-ft. destination for dining, entertainment and retail. “It’s more than just another development. It’s beyond what everyone believed we could accomplish at the level we did,” says Smith, pointing to its extensive fine arts program and the fact that they were the largest employer in the country in 2009. “To me, it’s a symbol of what people can do when they collaborate together in the United States. I equated it to the Empire State building, which opened during the Great Depression, and here we are in the Great Recession.” CityCenter’s architects have all been well publicized—Daniel Libeskind, Rafael Viñoly, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Pelli Clarke, Gensler, Foster + Partners. Additionally, 46 design firms collaborated on CityCenter. Each firm’s creation within the space has its own distinct feel, but together, they form one cohesive look that is CityCenter.
Upping the design ante in Vegas
By Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
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Photo: Courtesy of CityCenter Land LLC
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DDi - July 2010
Display & Design Ideas - July 2010
Contents
From the Editor
Newsworthy
Shopper Insights
Quick Tips
Greentailing
Editor's Choice
Design Snapshot
Channel Focus: Health & Beauty
CityCenter
State of the Fixture Industry Roundtable
Products
2010 Fixture Leaders Listing
2010 Fixture Leaders Company Index
Right Light
Product Spotlight
Advertisers
Calendar
Classifieds
Think Tank
DDi - July 2010
DDi - July 2010 - Display & Design Ideas - July 2010 (Page Cover1)
DDi - July 2010 - Display & Design Ideas - July 2010 (Page Cover2)
DDi - July 2010 - Display & Design Ideas - July 2010 (Page 1)
DDi - July 2010 - Contents (Page 2)
DDi - July 2010 - Contents (Page 3)
DDi - July 2010 - Contents (Page 4)
DDi - July 2010 - Contents (Page 5)
DDi - July 2010 - Contents (Page 6)
DDi - July 2010 - Contents (Page 7)
DDi - July 2010 - From the Editor (Page 8)
DDi - July 2010 - From the Editor (Page 9)
DDi - July 2010 - Newsworthy (Page 10)
DDi - July 2010 - Newsworthy (Page 11)
DDi - July 2010 - Shopper Insights (Page 12)
DDi - July 2010 - Shopper Insights (Page 13)
DDi - July 2010 - Quick Tips (Page 14)
DDi - July 2010 - Quick Tips (Page 15)
DDi - July 2010 - Quick Tips (Page 16)
DDi - July 2010 - Greentailing (Page 17)
DDi - July 2010 - Editor's Choice (Page 18)
DDi - July 2010 - Editor's Choice (Page 19)
DDi - July 2010 - Design Snapshot (Page 20)
DDi - July 2010 - Design Snapshot (Page 21)
DDi - July 2010 - Channel Focus: Health & Beauty (Page 22)
DDi - July 2010 - Channel Focus: Health & Beauty (Page 23)
DDi - July 2010 - Channel Focus: Health & Beauty (Page 24)
DDi - July 2010 - Channel Focus: Health & Beauty (Page 25)
DDi - July 2010 - CityCenter (Page 26)
DDi - July 2010 - CityCenter (Page 27)
DDi - July 2010 - CityCenter (Page 28)
DDi - July 2010 - CityCenter (Page 29)
DDi - July 2010 - CityCenter (Page 30)
DDi - July 2010 - CityCenter (Page 31)
DDi - July 2010 - State of the Fixture Industry Roundtable (Page 32)
DDi - July 2010 - State of the Fixture Industry Roundtable (Page 33)
DDi - July 2010 - State of the Fixture Industry Roundtable (Page 34)
DDi - July 2010 - State of the Fixture Industry Roundtable (Page 35)
DDi - July 2010 - Products (Page 36)
DDi - July 2010 - Products (Page 37)
DDi - July 2010 - Products (Page 38)
DDi - July 2010 - Products (Page 39)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 40)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 41)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 42)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 43)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 44)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 45)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 46)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Listing (Page 47)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Company Index (Page 48)
DDi - July 2010 - 2010 Fixture Leaders Company Index (Page 49)
DDi - July 2010 - Right Light (Page 50)
DDi - July 2010 - Right Light (Page 51)
DDi - July 2010 - Product Spotlight (Page 52)
DDi - July 2010 - Product Spotlight (Page 53)
DDi - July 2010 - Calendar (Page 54)
DDi - July 2010 - Classifieds (Page 55)
DDi - July 2010 - Think Tank (Page 56)
DDi - July 2010 - Think Tank (Page Cover3)
DDi - July 2010 - Think Tank (Page Cover4)
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