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Masterpiece of Architecture and Illumination: Morongo Casino Resort and SpaAbout 20 miles west of Palm Springs, the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa rises from the California desert like a rock formation stretching skyward.
Inspired by the site's picturesque mountain ranges, sun-streaked vistas, and canyons carved by wind and water, the new $250 million resort pays tribute to the landscape through its architecture and illumination.
Design architect Jerde Partnership International and executive architect Thalden Boyd Architects collaborated with the lighting design firm Visual Terrain on interior and exterior lighting that takes its cues from the surrounding topography and quality of light.
Commissioned by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the complex sprawls across 44 acres with a low-rise casino; a 310-room hotel tower; ancillary restaurants, nightclubs, and spa; plus a villagelike enclave of swimming pools and private cabanas.
The dramatically illuminated 27-story tower can be seen on approach from as far as 5 miles away.
"In terms of exterior illumination, the architects and clients wanted to animate the building," says Visual Terrain principal Dawn Hollingsworth.
"The illumination color palette is restricted to colors found in the natural light of the desert during sunrise, midday, and sunset."
Senior project lighting designer Matt Levesque orchestrated an outdoor media and
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