The Expansion Project of the Las Vegas Convention Center needed to establish an Architectural characteristic of a modern, well-designed facility that reflected the Las Vegas Brand.

Echoing the region’s mountains, the ribbon is a wayfinding landscape transforming into the entrance and making it a visible player from Las Vegas Boulevard and its hotels. Lighting reinforces the ribbon ceiling of the entrance, making it stand out and float, a combination achieved through the structure itself of the space and the up lighting of the overhang.

The exhibit spaces needed to be flexible, comply with local norms and exhibitor’s requirements, and provide various lighting levels according to the space’s use.