Pelli Clarke Pelli has been honored with a 2010 American Architecture Award for its work on ARIA Resort & Casino. The prestigious design awards program, organized by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, recognizes new and cutting-edge design for projects designed and built in the United States by American and international architecture firms. A jury selected the winning projects from more than 1,000 entries. CityCenter, the 67-acre Las Vegas development of which ARIA is the centerpiece, is also an award recipient
As the tallest structure in CityCenter, ARIA comprises two curvilinear steel and glass towers. Guestrooms and light-filled corridors offer panoramic views of the Las Vegas Strip below and the surrounding mountains beyond. The project includes 4,000 guestrooms, a 150,000-square-foot casino, 16 restaurants, 10 bars and lounges, shops, a three-level conference center, two-level spa building, a 215,000-square-foot pool deck, and an 1,800-seat theater for Cirque du Soleil.
