Architecture of Las Vegas

Architecture of Las Vegas has taken several interesting turns over the years. Beginning with the 1990s, a large number of high-rise buildings have begun appearing throughout the city, dramatically changing the city's skyline. Prior to this large-scale themed casinos/resorts were a major attraction of the city, and master-planned housing development projects caused major sprawl throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

Architects of Las Vegas

A short, and only representative list of well known architects who have created and designed buildings in the Southern Nevada area.

* Jon Jerde
* Wayne McAllister
* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/archdb/archinfo.php?act=2&ent=person&id=103 James McDaniel]
* Antoine Predock
* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/architects/homerrissman.html Homer Rissman]
* Veldon Simpson
* Martin Stern, Jr.
* Paul Williams (architect)
* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/archdb/archinfo.php?act=2&ent=person&id=109 Gary Guy Wilson]

Architectural firms of Las Vegas

* Marnell Corrao Associates
* Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects

Architecture of Las Vegas

The category provides historical information about buildings and structures in Las Vegas (chiefly buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for Clark County, Nevada.

Current and significant architectural projects are provided by firms licensed with the [http://nsbaidrd.state.nv.us/ Nevada State Board of Architecture] . [http://www.aianevada.org/ The American Institute of Architects, Nevada chapter] provide the [http://www.aianevada.org/design.htm AIA Nevada Excellence in Design awards] to recognize significant building achievements throughout Nevada. These projects will be found listed within [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/lasvegas/index.html Las Vegas Architectural Guides and Collections] ( [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/aiaawa.html see Awards] )a resource which is provided by the UNLV Architecture Studies Library.

External links

* [http://aialasvegas.org/ American Institute Of Architects, Las Vegas]
* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/ Architecture Studies Library]
* [http://architecture.unlv.edu/ School of Architecture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas]
* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/nvlasvegas/ Las Vegas and Nevada Collections, Resources, and Databases]
* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/ UNLV Special Collections, University Libraries]

Notes and references

1. Brown, Jeanne. [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/lasvegas/index.html Las Vegas Architectural Guides and Collections] . Las Vegas: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Architecture Studies Library. Last updated: Oct. 31, 2006. Accessed June 12, 2007.

2. Brown, Jeanne. [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/resguide/vegas.html Las Vegas Architecture and Buildings: Selected Bibliography and Guide to Sources] . Las Vegas: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Architecture Studies Library. Last updated: May 3, 2007. Accessed June 12, 2007.