A glass house begging for Stones

Las Vegas is renowned for its remarkable landmark replicas, along with equally remarkable consumerism and waste. So it's nice to see that a new landmark has been made entirely from the city's recyclable material.

The 30,000 square foot Morrow Royal Pavilion has been constructed from 100 per cent recycled glass aggregate and 99.8 per cent renewable materials - essentially recycled beer bottles from hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. By using locally sourced glass that generally takes 4,000 years to decompose, construction group Realm Of Design has saved over 400,000 cubic yards in landfill.

In true Vegas style, the building is a replica of the Swarkestone Hall Pavilion in England - the location of one of The Rolling Stones’ most famous photo shoots. Realm of Design has launched a Facebook campaign trying to get the Stones to visit the building.