2010 Pinnacle Awards: Intercontinental Excellence
Award of Merit | Commercial Exterior
MGM City Center Aria
Las Vegas
Click photo to enlargeStone Supplier, Stone Fabricator: Las Vegas Rock Inc., Jean, Nev. (honoree, MIA member)
Client, Stone Installer: Carrara Marble Company of America Inc., City of Industry, Calif. (MIA Member)
Architect/Designer: Peli Clark Peli
General Contractor: Perini Building Co.
Stone: Meta-Quartzite
Awarded a LEED® Gold certification, the project relied on stone supplied by Las Vegas Rock with its Cradle to Cradle® Silver Certified status as a sustainable manufacturer of stone. Approximately 70,000 ft² of stone was used on this building; pieces of the project range from 9” X 12” to 96” X 60”, and were processed over a 20-month timeframe. All cuts were made within a tolerance of 1mm.
Click photo to enlargeThe spa tower features 2’ X 5’ modular panels of the meta-quartzite with a honed face and a custom split-face accent band. Approximately 5,000 ft² of randomly placed 3cm, 5cm and 7cm stone pieces make up the VIP entrance wall with its three-dimensional architectural relief.
Award of Merit | Commercial Exterior
Cedar Hill Government Center
Cedar Hill, Texas
Click photo to enlargeStone Supplier: TexaStone Quarries, Garden City, Texas (honoree, MIA member)
Design Architect: Holzman Moss Architecture
General Contractor: Hunt Construction
Architect of Record: Wiginton Hooker Jeffrey Architects
Landscape Architect: Newman Jackson Bieberstein
Stone: TexaStone Pink limestone
TexaStone Pink, a rose-colored limestone, wraps each of the three major structures facing Uptown Boulevard. The sense of permanence associated with older Texas civic structures is heightened by the use of 40,000 ft² of limestone applied in four patterns, six course sizes and three finishes. 
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Smooth-sawn blocks form a continuous stepped five-foot band along the tops of the structures, with rusticated blocks forming the building’s base. In between, ashlar-patterned blocks form a field with random placement of larger blocks, belt courses and special windowsill units.