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Visiting Aria
Jan 18th
Over the weekend I made a trip to Las Vegas for my friend Katie’s 30th birthday celebration.
On Saturday we paid a visit to CityCenter, the newest development on the strip that includes 2 hotels, a condo structure, restaurants, shopping center and spas.
The development, officially opened in December, is completely LEED-certified making it the largest sustainably-designed architectural development in the world. Rockstar architects involved in the project include Helmut Jahn, Studio Daniel Libeskind, and Foster + Partners.
The modernist design is breathtaking with plenty of glass and steel, extraordinary lighting and surprising turns and angles at every step.
It’s a beautiful complex and well worth the visit. I had a great time visiting the Aria Casino where we caught a few football games, played some games of our own in the casino and nibbled at a totally delish patisserie. Check out some snaps below!
More:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gensler-leads-design-of-citycenter-79314067.html
http://www.dwell.com/articles/citycenter-las-vegas.html
http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/07/is-it-green-citycenter/
“LA is deeply superficial”
Oct 22nd
Frances Anderton of KCRW’s Design and Architecture interviews Robbie Conal and Shepard Fairey in a segment entitled The Graphics of Political Protest.
Stream or download the show here.
For more: DNA blog
