Building an Icon to Last

When you picture Sydney, most likely the Sydney Opera House comes to mind. Say “Paris,” and the Eiffel Tower springs up in your mind’s eye. And very soon, when you picture Singapore, the soaring towers of the Marina Bay Sands will define that city. “The unique iconic design of Marina Bay Sands will be a global landmark for Singapore,” says Bradley Stone, president of Global Operations and Construction for Las Vegas Sands Corp, owner of the development. “With this promise comes a challenging engineering and construction process which we continue to successfully overcome.” Las Vegas Sands has invested S$3.85 billion (US$2.77 billion) in the project, not including the cost of the 6 million ft2 (560,000 m2) site itself. The total cost of the development is valued at S$8.0 billion (US$5.8 billion).

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