Brad Friedmutter

Brad Friedmutter
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Occupation Architect

Brad Henry Friedmutter, A.I.A., is an award-winning[1] architect and founder of Friedmutter Group, a design, architecture, master planning and interior design firm. Friedmutter Group has designed dozens of integrated resorts including The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the fifth-most expensive building in the world. Friedmutter holds an Unrestricted Nevada Gaming License and is a registered architect in 43 states.[2] Friedmutter Group has offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, Newport Beach, California, and Macau, China.

Early life

Brad Friedmutter was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Flushing, Queens. His mother was a school teacher in the arts and later the Director of Cultural Arts for the Board of Education under Mayor Ed Koch. His father collected and restored early 1900s antiques.[3]

He received a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from Cooper Union in 1973.

Career

From 1978-1981 Friedmutter was a project manager for Conversano and Associates, a casino design firm. In 1981 he became Vice President of Design and Construction for Steve Wynn's Atlandia Design. In 1987 he took a similar position with Bally's Las Vegas, but in 1991, Bally's went bankrupt and he was laid off. In 1992 he founded Friedmutter Group.

From 2004-2010 Friedmutter Group was the chief architect for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas under the direction of Arquitectonnica, Miami, the principal designer of the Cosmopolitan, which was to be the most expensive building in the United States. The Cosmo's eventual budget of $3.9 billion placed it as the fifth most expensive building in the world by the time of its opening.

Friedmutter Group's other notable projects include the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, the Bally's Casino Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi, the Red Rock in Las Vegas, the Horseshoe Casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

List of Projects

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Awards

In 2007 Friedmutter was honored with the prestigious Sarno Award for Lifetime Achievement in Casino Design by the Global Gaming Expo (G2E).[4] He was additionally honored in 2008 with the Hospitality Industry Network Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2009 was inducted into the Hospitality Design Platinum Circle.

Friedmutter Group have won numerous design awards including Architectural Design Company of the Year 2006, by the American Gaming Institute & Reed Exhibitions, and the 2009 Design-Build National Award of Excellence for Quechan Casino Resort, by the Design-Build Institute of America.

In 2012 The Cosmopolitan won in four major categories at the Casino Design Awards presented by the G2E: Best Architectural Design, Best Overall Interior Design, Best Interior Design for a Restaurant or Nightclub, and Best Interior Design Excluding a Restaurant or Nightclub.

In 2013 the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort was recognized as the top-designed Native American Casino Facility in the nation at the 2013 G2E Awards.[5]

Personal life

Brad married actress and model Kimberly Stevens on October 23, 2010.[6] Together they designed and reside in their Las Vegas estate Shangri-Las Vegas.

References

  1. ↑ Gros, Roger (2007). "A Gaming Guy: Brad Friedmutter receives the Sarno Award for Lifetime Achievement" (PDF). Casino Design: 40–41. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Brad Friedmutter Biography and Projects". The Sarno Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Design. UNLV Center for Gaming Research. 2011-12-21. Archived from the original on 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  3. ↑ Prosser, Jennifer. "Profile of Brad Friedmutter" (PDF). Nevada Profiles: 10–11. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Friedmutter Group Honored as Top Architectural Design Firm at the American Gaming Associations G2E Institute" (Press release). New Orleans, Louisiana: Lexdon: The Business Library. 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Two honors for Twin Arrows Casino". Arizona Daily Sun. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  6. ↑ Clarke, Norm (2010-10-31). "Vegas Hosts Star-Studded Halloween Weekend". Vegas Confidential (Las Vegas Review Journal). Retrieved 2014-11-19.

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