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structured process,” he says. “I have my
hands in all of the projects that come
through the office, whether it’s concep-
tually or in construction. I have my daily
reviews with our director of architec-
ture along with our project managers
and project coordinators.”
DCC Architect’s well-qualified staff
works in close collaboration with each
client, acting as facilitators integrating a
vision and brand into the design and
tangible product, he says.
True ‘Showcase’ Project
One of the more notable accomplish-
ments of Cambeiro’s career is designing
The Showcase, an innovative retail/
entertainment center that put Las
Vegas among the prime locations for
non-gaming entertainment complexes.
Situated on a 2.8-acre, five-story
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complex on the Las Vegas strip, The
Showcase is a $94 million mega-center
with 540 feet of all-glass frontage ideal
for its tenants.
“Our interest was to have it create its
own personality, while at the same time,
have the patrons on the strip believe
they were going into the MGM,” he says.
DCC’s two-year portion of the project
completed in 1996.
It contains 271,000 square feet of
leasable space and includes: United
Artists, a state-of-the-art, eight-screen
cinema complex; The World of Coca
Cola with an entrance marked by a
100-foot-high glass Coke bottle; The
Official All Star Cafe, a three-level
theme restaurant; Sega’s Game Works;
and M&M/Mars and Ethel M
Chocolates four-level retail and enter-
tainment complex.
Additionally, education and public
works are sectors in which Cambeiro
has extensive experience. “It’s really
one of my passions to design schools,”
he says.
Recently, the company completed a
$25 million, 90,000-square-foot library/
classroom building for the College of
Southern Nevada at the West Charlston
campus. For its work with the college’s
Caesar J. Caviglia Academic Computing
building, DCC was awarded the coveted
Education Design Showcase Award
from School Planning & Management and
College Planning & Management.
After 37 years in business, Cambeiro
says the company is just hitting its
stride. “I think we will double revenue in
the next five years, and the Southwest
will remain our absolute focus,”
Cambeiro says. x