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MGM Hires Designer for New Project

CALIFORNIA – As reported by the LA Times: "MGM Mirage Inc. has hired Cesar Pelli to design a 4,000-room hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip that will serve as the centerpiece for the company's $4.7-billion Project CityCenter development.

"Unlike the faux castles, pyramids, jungles and city knockoffs that make up the giant themed resorts along the Strip, this project will be about the architecture, said Pelli, former dean of Yale University's School of Architecture.

"…Early plans envision two soaring glass towers of 60 stories. The use of glass, Pelli said, will give guests 'extraordinary views' of the bustling Strip and the stark desert that lies in the distance.

"Pegged as a four-star resort designed to fill the market between MGM's Mirage and the high-end Bellagio, the new hotel will have a 150,000-square-foot casino, a 2,000-seat theater where MGM expects to launch another Cirque du Soleil production and 15 to 20 restaurants. MGM Mirage executives expect the cost to reach $2.5 billion.

"The project is part of a vast development MGM Mirage launched in November that will include three smaller hotels, a 550,000-square-foot shopping complex and 1,650 condominium units…"

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