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Anthesis: The Blooming Of The Las Vegas Strip, David Navarrete
Anthesis: The Blooming Of The Las Vegas Strip, David Navarrete
Hospitality Design Graduate Student Capstones
The diversity of thought throughout the HD Studio always produces great synergy between projects with overlapping areas of interest. Here, we see a question about why Las Vegas' public green space lags behind other cities' lead to more questions (and answers) about how the pedestrian experience along Las Vegas Boulevard could transform from a predominantly car-centric space into a sidewalk experience that extends the excitement of resorts' interiors to the outside. Like other theses that explore everything from public promenades to places for social media posts, the work of David Navarreto calls on lessons learned from urban planning, landscape architecture, …
Agricultural Urbanism: Sustainable Food Security In Urban Development, Diego Soto
Agricultural Urbanism: Sustainable Food Security In Urban Development, Diego Soto
Hospitality Design Graduate Student Capstones
Food insecurity is an unfortunate reality for far too many people. In this noble venture, a Master of Architecture candidate takes principles of hospitality design and applies them to residential and civic design such that the communal spaces of our neighborhoods and the homes of families become more hospitable. Diego Soto entered the HD Studio with a passion for helping people and a goal to address hunger. Conversations chronicled through his book take the reader on a journey that helps the wider audience appreciate the oath architects take... to uphold the life, safety, and welfare of the general public. Diego's …
Connecting Allegiant Stadium With The Strip: Flipping Las Vegas Resorts Programming Inside-Out, Austin Sattler
Connecting Allegiant Stadium With The Strip: Flipping Las Vegas Resorts Programming Inside-Out, Austin Sattler
Hospitality Design Graduate Student Capstones
Allegiant Stadium (a $1.9 billion project) has been recently completed just across the interstate from the south end of The Strip. Its future-oriented design and seating capacity of 60,000 brings tremendous potential for Las Vegas, and its location has brought challenges to resolve with regard to pedestrian and vehicular traffic around major events. Austin Sattler studies the characteristics of Las Vegas Boulevard that make it one of the most populous streets in the world and its multiple cross-streets that support a continuation of the tourist experience. After conducting additional case studies of popular promenades around the world and simulating various …
Revitalization: Crime Prevention Through Design Intervention, Jose Ricardo Leon Serrano
Revitalization: Crime Prevention Through Design Intervention, Jose Ricardo Leon Serrano
Hospitality Design Graduate Student Capstones
In a city populated by Luxurious Hotels, the streetscape is often neglected discouraging extended interaction of the pedestrian in the area. As a result, the topic of security in public spaces is being analyzed to bring to light the recent increase in violent offenses. Establishing additional principles of safety to the standard best practice guidelines will impact the image of our city promoting public safety. The issue arises as to the lack of urban squares and architectural features that allow for recurring criminal behavior. An increase in crime financially causes a loss in profit for the retail and hotels surrounding …
Las Vegas Living: Incorporating Affordable Housing In The Strip, Maria Dos Santos
Las Vegas Living: Incorporating Affordable Housing In The Strip, Maria Dos Santos
Hospitality Design Graduate Student Capstones
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 are paying tens of thousands over asking price and they are doing it with cash. All of this is happening against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospitality industry (travel, meetings, events, restaurant, etc.) was among the hardest hit sectors of the economy, and many workers in this largest area of the Las Vegas economy are low-income employees …
Integrated Stadia: Gambling On The Future Of The Stadium Experience, Mike Puga
Integrated Stadia: Gambling On The Future Of The Stadium Experience, Mike Puga
Hospitality Design Graduate Student Capstones
Future stadiums need to become multi-functional built environments that maximize revenue and provide connections with the community that allow them to survive. Applying integrative and forward-thinking design negates the potential for cities to face decaying venues that become detriments to the community they serve.