Construction Magazine February 2018 | Page 56

02 RESORT WORLD SENTOSA www . rwsentosa . com / en Resort World Sentosa is located in Singapore and , according to Express , is the third most expensive casino in the world . Express places its construction cost at $ 7.08bn . The building was commissioned by

Genting Group , a Malaysian corporation . Its construction began in 2007 and was finished in 2009 , turning it into what AECOM names one of the largest tourist attractions in Southeast Asia . AECOM further reports that Resort World Sentosa has received several architectural awards including the Structural Steel Design Merit Award 2010 ( by the Singapore Structural Steel Society ), and the Structural Excellence Merit Award 2011 ( by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers ).