People: design, Walsh Bishop Architects, Minneapolis; general contractor, PCL Construction Services Inc., Burnsville, Minn.; and fabricator and installer, The Riverside Group, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Products: The following metal was installed from Eastman, Ga.-based Alcoa Architectural Products, www.alcoaarchitecturalproducts.com: 54,000 square feet (5017 m2) of Reynobond ACM, 0.157-inch (4-mm), PE core, custom turtle creek brown with a Valspar finish on the facades of the building; 8,000 square feet (743 m2) of Reynobond ACM, 0.157-inch (4-mm), PE core, custom turtle creek green with a Valspar finish at the entrance; and 13,000 square feet (1208 m2) of Reynobond Brushed Aluminum ACM, 0.157-inch (4-mm), PE core with a clear Valspar finish on the returns to the windows and deep soffits.
Fine Points: This new 336,000-square-foot (31214-m2), steel-framed casino boasts a skylight that bisects the room’s 50-foot- (15-m-) high sloping ceilings. It allows natural light to penetrate the casino and LEDs supplement the natural lighting. The 54,000-square-foot (5017-m2) gaming floor features a 30-foot- (9-m-) tall multi-colored waterfall framed by escalators leading to the second floor. The complex includes 137 guest rooms and a 7,500-square-foot (697-m2) convention center.