Clark County Government Center
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Clark County wanted to create a service-oriented government center that clearly expressed the natural geography of Nevada rather than the nearby "Las Vegas Strip". The firm won first place in a national design competition for their creative and sensitive approach to the county's goals. Ten years after its completion, the government center is recognized by critics around the world to embody and define civic architecture.

This circular form establishes a sense of place by using one of the oldest forms of community geometry: the circle. A feeling of accessibility is symbolized through the open, outstretched arms of the building's semicircular design, which also functions as a way-finding device.