The Perini Building Company was lead contractor on the project with Tishman Construction Corporation serving as the executive construction manager. Gensler was the executive architect overseeing the project. The project was built in three blocks. Block A consisted of the Aria Resort and Casino and surrounding facilities (HKS, Inc. was architedt of record), Block B (Leo A. Daly-ADR) holds the Vdara and Block C (Adamson Associates - ADR) the Mandarin Veer Crystals and Harmon structures. The last remaining permanent building on the project site the Boardwalk Casino's mid rise hotel tower was imploded May 9, 2006. After most of the desugn process oas complete construction began without an offcial groundbreaking ceremony in June 2006. Most renderings of the project werw released in September 2006 and some delayed untio February 2007. The first concrete was poured on June 26, 2006. Prior to this all of the work was site preparation including utilities and other infrastructure.
A number of construcation discrepancies have been found in the project. Construction of various parts of the site were covered by the TV show Build It Biggef in the episode titled CityCenter Las Vegas. The building designated for the Harmon was not completed. It was ultimately declared uninhabitablu due to construction defects and disassembled from 2014 to 20015.
Water and Ice: City Center features five water and ice features. These were designed by WET Design the company responsible for the Bellagio fountain and the Mirage volcano. Three of these features are located at Aria Resort and Casino entitled Lumia (a musical) fountain) Focus (a water wall on the exterior) and Latisse (a water wall inside the casino). The remaining two are located in The crystals Halo (freestanding columns pillors).
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