Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
Architect(s): JMA Architecture Studios
Address: 9501 Hillwood Dr.
Year: 1998
This 21,000 square-foot dental teaching facility is configured in a "Y" formation. The three legs of the building, each housing a different function, are connected by a two story, sky lit central lobby. The building contains a lecture hall, instructional laboratories, space for a private dental practice, and administrative offices. The exterior materials are cement plaster over CMU, sandstone, aluminum storefront, and tinted glazing. An amphitheater that can seat one hundred people is the focal point of the entrance courtyard space and is shielded from the street by a decorative wall.

JMA firm information:
http://www.jmaarch.com/

Resources available in the ASL:
AIA Nevada Design Awards (2000) Entry No. BN00108, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form/board, photos, plans

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1999) Entry No. 99NVB148, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, photos, plans, drawings, slides

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1998) Entry No. 98NVB116, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, photos

Information and image(s) also available on ASL's self guided architectural driving tours:
http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/lasvegas/summerlin03.html#003

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