The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas
Posted
11/2/2011
Nevada's only Jewish educational center offering classes from 18
months through 12th grade, The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G.
Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas, was founded with
the generous support of Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson. The
school has thrived, after opening in 2006 with 145 students. A
146,000-square-foot addition designed by DLR Group, Las Vegas,
allowed the facility to accommodate an enrollment of 500.
Today, student and visitors enter the Adelson middle and upper
schools through a grand, glass dome. "This free-standing, circular
glass rotunda measures 30 feet in diameter by 32 feet in height
with a free spanning multi-sloping glass dome structure on top,"
explains Ryan Navis, Super Sky's project manager. Mequon,
Wis.-based Super Sky Products Enterprises LLC was the manufacturer
and installer for the glazing system. Helping to protect the dome
from Nevada's harsh climate, Wausau, Wis.-based Linetec finished
the aluminum framing in a 70 percent Kynar PVDF two-coat finish in
Bone White.
Enduring, carefully selected materials and finishes were a key
aspect of the campus' construction. According to the rotunda's
general contractor, Las Vegas-based Crisci Builders, the floor
features the school logo inlaid with granite, marble and lapis
lazuli. To build the school's walls, 160 tons of Jerusalem stone
was imported from Israel.
The campus also provides a Beit Midrash, which is directly
translated to "house of learning." Originally, a Beit Midrash was
intended for its occupants to study the Torah. While used for the
same purpose today, the idea has since evolved to include a study
hall for the students of all faiths. Illuminating their learning
space, the building is crowned with a skylight shaped as a Star of
David that shines with natural light.
Husker Glass Inc., Omaha, Neb., installed the Beit Midrash's
15-foot-wide by 10-foot-tall skylight. Similar to the rotunda's
skylight, Linetec finished the aluminum framing in the same durable
70 percent PVDF coating. For both skylights, Viracon Inc.,
Owatonna, Minn., fabricated the insulated, low-E laminated glass
units with white silkscreen, maximizing thermal performance under
the desert sun.
The $65 million project and its two signature skylights were
completed in 2009, following two years of construction.
Linetec,
www.linetec.com,
Super Sky Products Enterprises LLC,
www.supersky.com
Viracon Inc.,
www.viracon.com