Bleep happens, of course. Every architect has a story, a nightmare tale, of hair-raising contingencies and last-minute changes in plans. MGM Mirage downplays the effect at the Harmon, arguing that the height will scarcely be visible from the street.
But architects not associated with the project say there is no disputing that CityCenter’s grand and gracious addition to the Las Vegas skyline has been compromised.
“Changes happen, yes, but this is more than a change,” said David Schwarz, the noted Washington, D.C.-based architect who is designing the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Las Vegas. “I’ve never heard of a building being cut in half before.”
With its elegantly elliptical curve and signature variegated blue-and-white exterior suggesting sea glass, the Harmon was expressly designed by British superstar architect Lord Norman Foster to be one of the newly defining iconic buildings in this young, aspiring city. It was designed to harmonize in scale and detail with the other elements of the complex. Read The Full Article Here At The Las Vegas Sun
