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3145 Las Vegas Blvd. S. Las Vegas, NV |
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| Constructed: | 2002-10 |
| Opened: | 2005-04-28 |
| Style: | Modern |
| Cost: | $2.7 Billion |
| Size (sq. ft.): | 5200000 |
| Other Size Measure: | 217 Acres 2716 units 49 story tower 111,000 Sq.Ft. Casino Space 2,500,000 Sq.Ft. Hotel Tower 200,000 Sq.Ft. Luxury Low-rise Villas 200,000 Sq.Ft. Meeting Space |
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| Owners: | Wynn Resorts, Limited(Developer) |
| Contractors: | Wadsworth Golf Construction (golf course) Marnell Corrao Associates Inc.(general) Hansen Mechanical Contractors (mechanical) Southland Industries of Las Vegas (mechanical) Steel Engineers (steel) Century Steel, Inc. (steel) SME Industries (steel) |
| Description: | 170-foot Man-made mountain 18-Hole Golf Course |
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| Extra Note: | “2007 American Gaming Association Award Winners.” (2007) [Postcard]. July 18, 2007. "A Big Wynn in Vegas." by Scott Blair. Southwest Contractor (9/05). "A Full House: Sin City stacks the deck in designers' favor." By Craig Kellogg. Interior Design v.76 n.3 (2005). "Best of Las Vegas: Best Interior Design, Staff Pick." Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2006. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/bestoflv/ Accessed April 26, 2006. Butler, DeRuyter O. Personal Communication. 30 May 2003. Clarke, Norm. “Wynn Las Vegas Will be Wet, Wild.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 21 January 2004, 3A. “Desert Inn Undergoes Overhall.” Nevada Contractor, March 2000, 19. Harris, Bill. "Building Nevada :Featuring Nevada's Building Industry Leaders." 1st ed. Newport Beach, CA: Landmark Books, 2007. UNLV Arch Bk Stks HD9715.25.U63 N34 2007. Illia, Tony. “Wynn Las Vegas: Resort Could Prove a Wynn-Win for the Strip.” Southwest Contractor, August 2003, 35. Illia, Tony. “Sizzling in Las Vegas: Building Market Gets Hotter.” Southwest Contractor, August 2003, 24-25. McMullen, Shannon. “Trend Lines: Landscape.” Hotel Design (2007): 28. “New and notable.” Architecture Las Vegas 1, n.3 (2002): 15-21. “Photo: Moving Along.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 26 June 2004. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jun-26-Sat-2004/business/24187134.html Accessed June 28, 2004. “Post 9-11: Strip Construction Slowly Rebounds.” Nevada Contractor, March 2002, 23. Przybys, John. “Going Up: Making a Statement-No Longer Cartoony, Las Vegas Architecture Takes on Sophisticated Air.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 6 March 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Mar-06-Sun-2005/living/25948115.html Accessed March 7, 2005. Ralton, John. “Wynn’s Las Vegas.” Las Vegas Sun. 20 February 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/text/2005/feb/18/518317419.html Accessed February 27, 2005. Restrepo, John and Maria Guideng. "Real estate market overview." Urban Land. September 2007: 94-104. Simpson, Jeff. "Evolution of the Las vegas Strip." Urban Land. September 2007: 105-107. Simpson, Jeff. “Wynn Tower Growing by Floor a Week, But Theater Will be First to Finish Line.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 20 November 2003, 1D & 9D. “Sky High.” Nevada Contractor, Unknown Date, Unknown pg. Smith, Rod. “Expansion Already in Wynn Plan.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 4 May 2004, 1D, 4D. Smith, Rod. “North Vs South: Whether Money Flows North or South of Fashion Show Mall is Anyone’s Guess.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 13 October 2002, 33A-34A. Stutz, Howard. “Mountain Maker: Forum Told How Wynn Structure Came to Rise so High.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 24 June 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jun-24-Fri-2005/business/2253374.html Accessed June 27, 2005. “Strip Megaresort: Wynn Creation Opens.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 29 April 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-28-Thu-2005/news/26397520.html Accessed April 29, 2005. Tisch, Carol. “Paradigm in the making.” Interiors & Sources. September 2006. 28-35. UNLV Architecture Studies Library, Special Collections holds: Boards (ARCHENT 4) “Wait for Las Vegas’ Newest Casino is Over: $2.7 Billion Wynn Resort Finally Opens its Doors.” MSNBC and The Associate Press. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 25 April 2005. [Online]. Available: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7658858/ Accessed April 25, 2005. “World’s Most Expensive Casino Opening.” Reuters. 25 April 2005. [Online]. Available: Link no longer exist. Accessed April 25, 2005. “Wynn Las Vegas.” Lifescapes International Inc. 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.lifescapesintl.com/portfolio/index.html Accessed June 27, 2005. “Wynn Las Vegas.” Southwest Contractor, June 2004, 56. "Wynn Las Vegas-Phase I, Las Vegas." Emporis.com. [Online]. Available:http://extranet.emporis.com/ wm/bu/?l=3&yr=2005&mt=2&dy=7&id=148616 Accessed Feburary 7, 2005. “Wynn Las Vegas: The Unveiling: Through Secrecy and His Own Reputation, Developer has Expectations in Frenzy for Latest Strip Opening.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 24 April 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-24-Sun-2005/news/26306655.html Accessed May 20, 2005. “Wynn Revels in Magic Moments: Resort Opening to Contrast with Past Unveilings.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 27 April 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Apr-27-Wed-2005/news/26387572.html Accessed April 27, 2005. Yancey Bean, Kitty. “Won over by Wynn.” USA Today, June 10, 2005, 1D-2D. |
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