いつもの様にのんびりするのが目的なので、ラスベガス・ブルバードにも殆ど行かないが、２５日の夜にクリスマスイルミネーションを期待して車で通ってみた。
Christmas has come and gone quickly. I have been staying in Las Vegas since the 24th. My purpose to come here is always to relax, but my curiosity lead me to Las Vegas blvd. at the night of the 25th, expecting some unique Christmas illuminations.
が、特に何もなし。
Well, despite my expectation, there was nothing unusual.
１２月の半ばにオープンしたＣｉｔｙ Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ。今日か明日、中を覗いてくる予定だが、人から聞いた評判は良くない。安っぽいとか、ホテルじゃなくてオフィスみたいだとか。
訪れた後にＢｌｏｇで報告する予定。
A new city development on strip, City Center. I am planning to visit inside and take a look either tonight or tomorrow, but the reputations I have heard from the people are not so good so far.
They said it is missing luxurious feeling, and also it looks like office complex.
I will write my opinion after I see the inside.
こちら側は完成までまだまだかかりそうだ。
This block is still far from the completion.
Ｃｉｔｙ Ｃｅｎｔｅｒはプライベートファンドとしては、アメリカ国内で一番大きな物。MGM Mirage と Dubai Worldが出資したが、プロジェクト途中でDubai WorldがMGM Mirageを過大出費で訴えたり、工事の安全性に問題があり、作業員６人の命が奪われ、作業員がボイコットをしたりと問題が多い。全体のデザインが固まる前に突貫工事に入り、インフラストラクチャーのコーディネーションに問題を抱えたり、デザインの相次ぐ変更で、当初４ビリオン・ドル（約３６４７億円）だった総建設予想費は、最終的に倍にまで膨らんだと読んだ。
It is the largest construction in the United States as a privately funded project, and it sounds incredible; however, there were many issues attached to this development.
MGM Mirage and Dubai World invested together, but Dubai World sued MGM Mirage for breach of contract during the project. Also, the construction safety was not controlled properly, and unfortunately, total of 6 lives have been lost in this project. Because of this issue, construction workers stopped their work during the project. It seemed that the construction was started before all the designs were well coordinated, and this resulted in miss-coordination of infrastructures and change of designs, and the construction cost doubled from 4 billion dollars to 8 billion, I heard.
Gensler （ギャンズラー）がExecutive Architectとして入っていたそうだが、ここは元々インテリアデザインで有名だった会社。ここ数年建築に力を入れているのか、大きな建造物を数多く手がけ出してているが、個人的には彼らのインテリアは好きだが、建築物は大雑把でディテールを欠いた物が多く好きではない。ギャンズラーのデザインで現在ＬＡのダウンタウンに高層ビルのリッツカールトン・ホテルがほぼ完成しているが、その壁面に付けられた模様の色使いの品の無さは見るたびに落胆させられる。その他、HKS, Leo A. Daly, RV Architects, Adamson Associates Archtiects に加え、世界的に有名な Foster and Partners, Murphy Jahn Architects, KPF, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Rockwell Groupなどがデザインで参加している。これだけ多くの著名な建築家を集めてしまうところが、ラスベガスらしい。
Large design firm, Gensler, played a role of executive architect, but this company was known for its superior interior design capabilities, not architectural designs. Recently, they have been designing large buildings, but in my opinion, their architectural designs are missing details and not impressive at all. Ritz Carlton hotel they designed in LA downtown has been almost completed, but it lacks of elegance in colors and patterns on the facade, and it depresses me every time I see it.
In addition to Gensler, HKS, Leo A. Daly, RV Architects and Adamson Associates Architects collaborated with world famous architects:Foster and Partners, Murphy Jahn Architects, KPF, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Studio Daniel Libeskind and Rockwell Group. It is very Las Vegas that so many well known architects were called to join in one project.
やはりここは、ストリップから離れて静かに家でのんびりと過ごすのが一番良い。
Well, enough for architecture today. For me, it is the best to stay away from the strip and relax at home.
クラブハウスで朝食を。Breakfast in a clubhouse.
Hiroki
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