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The Gulf nation of Qatar is ramping up its investment in the arts with plans to build three more museums in Doha, including the new Lusail museum which intends to house “the world’s most extensive collection of Orientalist paintings, drawings, photography, sculptures, rare texts, and applied arts.”

The plans were announced on March 27 by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the chairperson of the state body that oversees the Qatar Museums, during the online Doha Forum.

Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Lusail will be dedicated to the influence of Middle Eastern and Islamic art on the wider world. The four-story building will span 559,700 square feet and will include exhibition space, an auditorium, library, and educational hubs.

The panel also touched on plans to renovate a disused flour mill on Doha’s waterfront promenade into the Art Mill, a creative campus that will feature more than 861,000 square feet of exhibition and performance space.

Source: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/qatar-lusail-auto-museum-art-mill-1234623044/

Las Vegas Sands have spoken about a potential new resort in an "unnamed country"

Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein has revealed the company is in talks with “a major country” in Asia to develop an integrated resort. Although he has not revealed where, Goldstein did reveal that the project, should it proceed, would be of a similar scale to the company’s Singapore IR, Marina Bay Sands, according to an interview with Las Vegas Review-Journal.

“I don’t want to say where, but we’ve had some rather interesting conversations with a major country there that has reached out to us,” Goldstein said. “It’s proprietary, but we’re looking to build something of scale much like Marina Bay Sands. A lot of countries in Asia have reached out to us over the years, but nothing’s happened. This one feels like it might be a major prospect. A major country, a top-tier country. I hope it’s real.”

Goldstein has previously flagged the company’s intention to pursue new developments both domestically in the United States and in Asia following the recent US$6.25 billion sale of its Las Vegas assets. The company has previously expressed interest in Thailand and had been pursuing an IR license in Yokohama, Japan before withdrawing its bid in 2020. Fellow Las Vegas-based operator Wynn Resorts recently announced plans to develop an IR in the United Arab Emirates.

Source: https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2022/03/14/las-vegas-sands-in-talks-to-develop-new-integrated-resort-in-a-major-country-in-asia-rob-goldstein/

Eden Project Dundee has reached another funding milestone and is moving forward.

The detailed development design and formal planning has been completed for Eden Project Dundee bringing it one step closer to construction

The Eden Project Dundee and its partners have finalised a funding package that will make the next stages of the global attraction possible. A £7.6m injection into the project will provide sufficient funding for the detailed design and development and planning application. Then it will be time for construction.

Source: https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/next-phase-development-eden-project-dundee-confirmed/107571/

Brand-new Hilton private island resort launching in Abu Dhabi

LXR Hotels & Resorts is debuting in Abu Dhabi with a private island resort, complete with a golf course. The mega Hilton hotel coming to Al Nawras Island.

LXR Hotels & Resorts is Hilton’s collection of independent properties, and it is now arriving in the capital at Al Nawras Island. The new villa-only hotel is expected to open in 2023 and offers guests a private, secluded island.

The all-villa resort will include 80 expansive beach and water villas plus a 450 square-metre two-bedroom royal villa. The property will surround a state-of-the-art golf course, so be sure to pack your clubs.

Source: https://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/hotels/hilton-lxr-hotels-resorts-abu-dhabi

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced plans for a resort concept focusing on customizable itineraries led by personal guides, sustainable design and programming inspired by the nature and history of Mexico. The tented resort will be an expansion of the existing Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita in an enclave within the resort community.

Slated to open in late 2022, Naviva, A Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita, Mexico will offer a collection of 15 luxury tents nestled in the forests of the Riviera Nayarit with views of the Pacific Ocean. Inspired by the idea of naturaleza viva, or “live naturally,” the resort invites guests to connect with the land, sea, fellow guests and, most importantly, themselves.

Source: https://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/hotels/four-seasons-announces-tented-resort-punta-mita

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Has the construction plans on Tunica's old Harrah's site been cancelled? The 2021 article mentioned it opening late Summer but I was just visiting a month ago and didn't see any movement

This is the most recent announcement I can find but it's from May 2021 and there have been no further news items I can find about it.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2021-05-29/water-park-golf-planned-at-old-harrahs-tunica-resort

It looks like it hasn't moved on since the original announcement in early 2021 but happy to be told differently if anyone knows?

Has the construction plans on Tunica's old Harrah's site been cancelled? The 2021 article mentioned it opening late summer but I was just visiting a month ago and didn't see any movement.

Las Vegas Sands is doubling down on its commitment to bringing casinos to Texas with a new political action committee that is starting out with over $2 million to spend.

In its first report with the Texas Ethics Commission, Texas Sands PAC showed initial funding of $2.3 million from Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sands’ majority shareholder. She is the widow of Sheldon Adelson, a GOP megadonor and former CEO of the Sands. It already has spent over half a million dollars, mostly to help incumbents who were facing primary competition.

Texas has some of the most restrictive gaming laws in the country, but last year, Las Vegas Sands made the most serious effort yet to open the door to casinos in the state. The centerpiece of its proposal was to ask voters if they wanted to build “destination resorts” with casino gambling in the state’s four biggest metropolitan areas.

Source: https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/Las-Vegas-Sands-launches-2-million-PAC-to-16979879.php

A guitar-shaped hotel tower, built by Hard Rock International, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino resort, in Florida, US, is one of the biggest buildings of its kind in the world. The hotel project was part of a $1.5bn renovation and expansion of the resort. Announced in October 2017, the 3.2 million square-foot expansion plan included 13 projects in total.

The guitar-shaped hotel is a 450ft-tall, 36-storey building, with a floor area of 596,044ft². It incorporates back-to-back guitar-shaped structures, with guitar faces and necks.

The hotel tower added 638 new guestrooms, suites, and over-water cabanas to the existing 1,270 rooms. The average size of the guestrooms is 525ft². The tower also features up to 30 new restaurants, lounges, and bars.

The project also involved the development of 120,000ft² of meeting space to host banquets, corporate events, conventions, and private gatherings, as well as a 38,000ft² exhibit hall for industrial exhibitions. The meeting spaces offer world-class food and beverage options, high-speed Wi-Fi access, and advanced audio-visual technologies.

The hotel building also includes a 42,000ft² spa complex, featuring a 3,600ft² salon, and a 3,200ft² fitness facility.

Source: https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/hard-rocks-guitar-shaped-hotel-tower-florida/

The team behind the installation of Museum of the Future reveals details of lights that bring out the beauty of the calligraphy! As much as the unique design of this building is important, its lighting plays a big role too.

“The role of lighting in the building façade was to highlight the calligraphy art and we amazingly achieved that task. It was a very proud moment for all of us to see the building lit up during the inaugural ceremony. We are part of the history now because we worked on the ‘Most Beautiful Building on Earth’,” he added.

“At this point, JTS connected the feeds to conduits that feed the fixtures power and data. The data cables are connected to DMX Controllers that enable the linear lights to be dimmed or turned off. The panels are arranged around the Arabic calligraphy of Sheikh Mohammed’s poetry and connected in such a way that it allows for specific segments of the façade calligraphy to be turned on or off in sequence. “

This allows for segments of calligraphy to be turned on, telling a story or a specific message when the museum is viewed from a distance.

“The first word that was lit up for the first time on May 22, 2019 for His Highness was ‘Mustaqabal’ in Arabic, which means future in English,” he recalled.

Chaliyil said 45 skilled technicians worked on the project for almost 35 months for the installation of the lighting. “We spend almost 54,000 man hours in the project. It was led by our senior project engineer Hazin Mohammed and supported by supervisor Sandeep Ajithkumar and foreman Vinod.”

https://gulfnews.com/amp/uae/watch-innovation-behind-14km-long-facade-lighting-at-dubais-museum-of-the-future-1.86039716