Clark County Inspections & Satellite Permit Facility
Architect(s): Welles Pugsley Architects
Address: 4701 W. Russell Rd.
Year: 2001

This building will eventually house more than eight Clark County facilities, but currently accommodates the Building Inspection Division and a satellite Permit Application Center. The 49,400 square-foot facility was intended to be a "showpiece for building code compliance" by demonstrating the proper implementation of building codes and regulations. The building also responds to the desert environment through its "folding" building forms, reminiscent of tectonic activity that is similar to the forces that shaped nearby Red Rock Canyon. The color of the cor-ten steel of the building and the uniqueness of the northeast corner signage makes this project stand out. This project won an AIA Award in 2001.

Addtional information from the architect:
http://www.wellespugsleyarchitect.com/ (last accessed 11/05)

Resources available in the ASL:

“Government: Clark County Building Inspectors Office.” Welles Pugsley Architects . 2003. [Online]. Available: http://www.wellespugsleyarchitect.com/government.htm Accessed June 14, 2005.

AIA Nevada Design Awards (2001) Entry No. B01079, Citation Award . UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form/board, plans, elevations, photos, cd, 10 YRS of Excellence in Design Boards (10YRS040)

AIA Nevada Design Awards (2000) Entry No. BN00105, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form/board, photos, plans, drawings

*This project won a 2001 AIA Nevada Citation Award in the Built category.

Information and image(s) also available on ASL's self guided architectural driving tours:
http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/lasvegas/southlv05.html#002

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