Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
CityCenter, Las Vegas
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Bib. Number0021769
CityCenter, Las Vegas
Author/EditorGONCHAR Joann
PublisherArchitectural Record
Place PublishedLondon
Year2010
Date & Collation2010(August) (One Moore illus)
LanguageEnglish
More InformationA mega-development wagers that urbanism and architecture can trump flamboyance and kitsch". Article by Joann Gonchar AIA investigates the new MGM Resorts International (fomerally MGM Mirage) development CityCenter in Las Vegas. Includes site map. One Moore illus shows Large Reclining Connected Forms 1974 Travertine marble (LH 613). Accompanying caption reads The Aria and the neighbouring Daniel Libeskind-designed Crytals retail complex enclose an outdoor room. The silverlike space defined by the canted glazed wall behind the hotel reception desk and the shopping mall's angular glass and stainless-steel-clad planes contains a Henry Moore sculpture. Text notes that the development is "the largest and most expensive commercial project in U.S history"."