Entertainment News

SOURCE: Civil Engineering Magazine · PUBLISHED: July 2010 · AUTHOR: Robert L. Reid

Below is an excerpt from the full 12-page feature.

Considered the largest privately funded construction project in the nation, the new CityCenter development, in Las Vegas, was designed by a group of world-renowned architects and engineering firms, and this 'city within a city' has earned high marks for environmental stewardship. Constructed in just under four years, the nearly 18 millon sq. ft. development cost an estimated $8.5 billion.

McLaren Engineering Group is at the Winter Olympics.

SOURCE: Live Design Online · PUBLISHED: January 5, 2010 · AUTHOR: William B. Gorlin, P.E.

The SeaGlass Carousel at New York's Battery Conservancy challenged its designers to create an amusement park-style ride in an outdoor environment not especially conducive to the operation of such a ride. Welcoming the challenge as an opportunity for innovation, its engineers devised a unique ride structure whose design features showcase its ease of operation, reliability, safety and durability in its ocean-side setting.

SOURCE: Entertainment Engineering · PUBLISHED: Volume 6, Issue 12 · AUTHOR: William B. Gorlin, P.E.

Designing a reliable carousel ride driven exclusively by electric power is a formidable undertaking. The challenge is multiplied when the ride structure is set in an outdoor, oceanside environment sensitive to temperature changes. The SeaGlass Carousel ride posed such a challenge, but its designing engineers were able to devise a solution that addressed the technical issues while, at the same time, illustrating the project’s theme as a vibrant celebration of marine life.

For the seventh time in as many shows, McLaren played an active – albeit, behind the scenes – role in a Cirque du Soleil production.

This time, Elvis is being brought back to the fore in “Viva Elvis,” which is set to open December 18 at Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas’ City Center complex. “Elvis” contains some of the largest pieces of scenery and performer flying equipment ever built for a theatrical production. Hired by Cirque Du Soleil, Stage Technologies and Setpoint Design & Production, McLaren provided structural and mechanical engineering for various parts of the show.