Las Vegas: Steelman’s secret for architecture: ‘We have to make you feel like James Bond’

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 3:04 PM
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  • Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers

International gaming architect Paul Steelman said on Nevada Newsmakers recently that he wants the designs of his many Las Vegas resorts to arouse the curiosity of the city’s guests.

“The Las Vegas formula is interesting,” Steelman said to host Sam Shad. “We have a lot of rules about that. But if we had one thought, that thought was to peak the curiosity of the guest to explore the building.

“That’s what we have to do,” added Steelman. “We want to peak the curiosity of the guest and we want to satisfy their emotions, their emotional needs for architecture and design within that design.”\

Wait. What?

Steelman, designer of some of the world’s most magnificent gaming properties, then re-phrased it.

“First off, what did Steve Wynn always do in the lobby?” he asked.