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Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas; Strip; Affordable housing; prefabrication; hospitality employees; tourist corridor; public space; connection; community; neighborhood; mixed-use; commercial; transit-oriented
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The Tourist Corridor: Transit-Oriented Housing Development, John Vincent Mata
The Tourist Corridor: Transit-Oriented Housing Development, John Vincent Mata
Hospitality Design Graduate Student Capstones
Prefabrication in the architecture and construction industry is still more the exception than the norm. There are examples of prefab in hospitality and residential, but this project aims to bring them together in Las Vegas around the critical infrastructure of public transportation. The efficiencies of assembly can create more affordable housing and do it more quickly than traditional building. At the time of this writing (Spring 2021), the housing market in Las Vegas is hitting all-time highs. Average home prices are higher than they were pre-housing crash of 2008, and the available housing stock is so limited that many buyers …