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{{short description|Government building in Nevada}}
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[[File:Clark County Government Center aerial view.png|thumb|right|The Clark County Government Center. The [[Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health]] is in the background.]]
[[File:Clark County Government Center Amphitheater.jpg|thumb|right|The public amphitheater at the Clark County Government Center]]
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The '''Clark County Government Center''' serves as the government center building for [[Clark County, Nevada]]. It is located in [[Downtown Las Vegas]]. The {{convert|350000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} complex was designed by Fentress Bradburn and opened in 1995. It consists of a six-story county administration building, three one-story buildings for the county commissioners’ chambers, a multipurpose community facility and a central plant. The building also includes space for government administration, a law enforcement complex, a [[performing arts]] complex, a child-care facility and [[structured parking]]. It also contains a single-story auditorium, a pyramid-shaped cafeteria and a cylindrical, six-story reception hall, as well as office buildings.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Government Center|url=http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/governmentcenter/Pages/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017145255/http://www.clarkcountynv.gov:80/depts/governmentcenter/pages/default.aspx|archive-date=2015-10-17|access-date=August 12, 2012|publisher=Clark County, Nevada}}</ref>


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The government center is organized around a multifunctional County [[courtyard]] and shaded pedestrian spine. The shaded, circular arcade supplements the circular form of the buildings. Aligned radially with the columns are three rows of trees framing a sloped lawn amphitheater. A centered raised platform creates the stage. The amphitheater is an acre and a half in area and {{convert|280|ft|m}} in diameter.<ref name=":0" /> It has accommodated public gatherings and performances{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}.
Clark County Government Center


== Awards ==
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The '''Clark County Government Center''' serves as the government center building for Clark County, Nevada. The {{convert|350000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} complex consists of a six-story county administration building, three one-story buildings for the county commissioners’ chambers, a multipurpose community facility and a central plant. It includes space for government administration, a law enforcement complex, a performing arts complex, a child-care facility and structured parking. It also contains a single-story auditorium, a pyramid-shaped cafeteria and a cylindrical, six-story reception hall, as well as office buildings.
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The Center has received awards including “Best Non-Hotel Architecture” and the “People’s Choice Las Vegas Journal” award in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.<ref name=":0" />


==Notes==
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Designed by [[Fentress Architects]], the complex design physically embodies Clark County’s philosophy of providing open, accessible government in a new civic cultural center. The government center is organized around a multifunctional County courtyard and shaded pedestrian spine. The shaded, circular arcade completes the circular form of the buildings. Aligned radially with the columns are three rows of trees framing a sloped lawn amphitheater. A centered raised platform creates the stage. The amphitheater, an acre and a half in area and {{convert|280|ft|m}} in diameter, is capable of accommodating almost any type of major public gathering, theater, or ceremony.
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{{Downtown Las Vegas}}
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It has received awards including “Best Non-Hotel Architecture” and the “People’s Choice Las Vegas Journal” award in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.


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Latest revision as of 23:00, 9 July 2023

36°9′55″N 115°9′13″W / 36.16528°N 115.15361°W / 36.16528; -115.15361

The Clark County Government Center. The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is in the background.
The public amphitheater at the Clark County Government Center

The Clark County Government Center serves as the government center building for Clark County, Nevada. It is located in Downtown Las Vegas. The 350,000-square-foot (33,000 m2) complex was designed by Fentress Bradburn and opened in 1995. It consists of a six-story county administration building, three one-story buildings for the county commissioners’ chambers, a multipurpose community facility and a central plant. The building also includes space for government administration, a law enforcement complex, a performing arts complex, a child-care facility and structured parking. It also contains a single-story auditorium, a pyramid-shaped cafeteria and a cylindrical, six-story reception hall, as well as office buildings.[1]

The government center is organized around a multifunctional County courtyard and shaded pedestrian spine. The shaded, circular arcade supplements the circular form of the buildings. Aligned radially with the columns are three rows of trees framing a sloped lawn amphitheater. A centered raised platform creates the stage. The amphitheater is an acre and a half in area and 280 feet (85 m) in diameter.[1] It has accommodated public gatherings and performances[citation needed].

Awards

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The Center has received awards including “Best Non-Hotel Architecture” and the “People’s Choice Las Vegas Journal” award in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Government Center". Clark County, Nevada. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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