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Entering through Harmon Ave., visitors will be welcomed by Harmon Circle, a brand new multi-level infrastructure of low and high roadways that access ARIA Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel & Spa.
A key point in the CityCenter project, Harmon Circle illustrates the immense traffic direction required to access six new high-rise buildings. The roadway currently resembles an airport loop with signage that directs visitors to an ARIA Drop-Off, ARIA North Valet, Harmon Ave., and Vdara. Within the circular view, one can bask in a modern escape with Vdara and Aria towering above from left to right in a perfect circular motion.
Vdara, the project's 57-story condo hotel, is a sophisticated building that utilizes a sweeping porte cochere to not only welcome guests but carry the property's massive pool deck. Impressive in scale and beauty, the crescent-shaped building, designed by Raphael Vinoly, is a non-gaming yet full-featured property with restaurant, spa, fitness, and convention facilities - likely to be a hit among business and leisure travelers.
Across from Vdara resides, Harmon Park, a landscaped nook that will allow residents to walk their pets.
Leering over Harmon Circle and adjacent to Vdara is Nancy Rubin's Big Edge, a stunning array of canoes strung to together to provide a colorful tree-like counterpoint to the clean lines that surround Harmon Circle. The piece is part of CityCenter's $40 million public art collection, which will be displayed in public spaces to dissect for free.
From The Strip, visitors will enter CityCenter via a new road called CityCenter Place. To the left resides the no-nonsense Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, a 392-room boutique hotel that includes 227 condominium residences on the upper floors. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the building includes a 23rd floor Sky Lobby, of which the interior is visible from street level to provide a glimpse into the world-renowned brand.
