rants, lounges, bars and nightclubs; a high-tech multimedia entertainment area showcasing the music and culture of Florida and South Ameri-ca; and 700,000 square feet of convention and meeting space which includes a 200,000 square foot column-free ballroom, the largest in the United States. A casino will be included subject to Florida’s legislature and governor approval. Each level of Resorts World Miami is designed with outdoor terraces offering spectacular unob-structed views of Biscayne Bay, downtown Miami and Miami Beach. The podium’s rooftop features a 3.6 acre outdoor lagoon – a size equivalent to 12 Olympic-size swimming pools – and natural sand beaches that will enable guests to swim from Biscayne Boulevard to the edge of Biscayne Bay, a distance of more than 1,000 feet. Each hotel will also have a private swimming pool.

The Baywalk will link Bayfront Park, Bayside Market Place, American Airlines Arena, Museum Park, the Miami Art Museum currently under construction, the new Miami Science Museum currently under design, the Adrienne Arsht Cen-ter for the Performing Arts and the Omni Center.The Genting Group has a 25-year track record of investing in the United States. Its history of investment in Florida started 12 years ago when it acquired Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) currently this group owns 50% of NCL.Genting also partnered with Florida-based Uni-versal Studios to build and open the $5.5 billion Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore last year, which includes a Universal Studios theme park.Arquitectonica is a planning, architecture and interior design firm with a world-wide prac-tice. Spanning several continents, the firm

is responsible for numerous projects includ-ing resorts and casinos, hotels, retail centers, multipurpose arenas, convention centers and schools and universities, among many others. The firm’s work is highly regarded, gaining recognition as the AIA Florida Firm of the Year and recipient of the AIA Test of Time Award.

Uno de los más costosos pedazos de bienes raí-ces en Florida revivirá con el Resorts World Miami. Constará con rascacielos inspirados en arecifes de corales y que servirán de punto central al pa-seo que activará el área de la bahía de la ciudad.Levantándose en el área de 13.9 acres, actual-mente sede del Miami Herald Media Company, el Resorts World Miami está en el Corazón de la ciu-dad entre el Aeropuerto Internacional y la playa.“Este proyecto introduce un Nuevo vocabulario

de arquitectura en Florida, que se inspira en el océano y los arrecifes de corales” comentó Ber-nardo Fort-Brescia, Co-fundador y Principal de Arquitectonica, la mundialmente conocida fir-ma de arquitectos ubicada en Miami. “En Resor-ts World Miami el diseño de los edificios evoca formas familiares que son parte de nuestra iden-tidad, incluyendo conchas y peces tropicales. Cuando se describe a Miami y Florida, inevitable-mente se refiere al agua. Hemos capturado esa relación en el diseño de Resorts World Miami.”. Incluye una serie de cuatro hoteles con un total de 5,200 habitaciones y dos torres re-sidenciales de mil unidades. Las torres to-man formas esculturales que cambian según la perspectiva. Cada edificio está diseñado con balcones que adornan los exteriores y reflejan un efecto de joya iluminada. El proyecto