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Name of Project:  Las Vegas Spaghetti Bowl

Project Location:  Las Vegas, Nevada

Project Type:  Streetscape/Transportation Design

Client:  Nevada Department of Transportation

The design of the Las Vegas Valley Spaghetti Bowl pays tribute to the beauty of the desert through the use of native plants including the extensive use of Joshua Trees as well as native rock. Large red sandstone boulders frame a snaking desert wash while smaller rocks form tortoise silhouettes. The endangered Desert Tortoise is further celebrated by five 7 ft. tall 2 ton concrete sculptures. As a Las Vegas Valley resident or visitor drives along Interstate 95 or 15 they are able to witness this design from many angles all the while enjoying the brightly painted modern pictographs. These pictographs can be found on clinging to free-standing walls and climbing freeway support columns. The 62 acre Spaghetti Bowl project, initiated and managed by the Nevada Department of Transportation, creates a focal point not only for the City of Las Vegas but for the entire Las Vegas Valley.