Brad Henry Friedmutter, A.I.A. is an architect and founder of Friedmutter Group, a design, architecture, master planning and interior design firm. Friedmutter Group has designed dozens of integrated resorts including The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the fifth-most expensive building in the world. Friedmutter is a registered architect in 43 states. Friedmutter Group has offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, Newport Beach, California, and Macau, China.
Early life Brad Friedmutter was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Flushing, Queens. His mother was a school teacher in the arts and later the Director of Cultural Arts for the Board of Education under Mayor Ed Koch. His father collected and restored early 1900s antiques.
He received a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from Cooper Union in 1973.
Career From 1978-1981 Friedmutter was a project manager for Conversano and Associates, a casino design firm. In 1981 he became Vice President of Design and Construction for Steve Wynn's Atlandia Design. In 1987 he took a similar position with Bally's Las Vegas, but in 1991, Bally's went bankrupt and he was laid off. In 1992 he founded Friedmutter Group.
From 2004-2010 Friedmutter Group was the executive architect and casino interiors for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas which was to be the most expensive building in the United States. The Cosmopolitan eventual budget of $3.9 billion placed it as the fifth most expensive building in the world by the time of its opening in 2010.
Friedmutter Group was the design architect, interior architecture and interior design including mass gaming casino, lobbies, low-rise entry facade and casino restaurants for Studio City Macau a $3.2 billion resort hotel and casino, notable for its collaboration with Brett Ratner, Martin Scorsese, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, James Packer, Mariah Carey in October 2015.
Friedmutter Group's other notable projects include the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, the Bally's Casino Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi, the Red Rock in Las Vegas, the Horseshoe Casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
List of Projects
2020 Projects
Sahara Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Poker Room (D, ID)
2019 Projects
Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV Renovation and Rebranding (D, ID) Soboba Tribal Casino, Hemet, CA (MP, A, D, ID) Caesars Palace Forum Meeting Rooms, (Spring 2020) Las Vegas, NV (MP, A, D) Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mt Pocono, PA expansion and renovation (MP, A, D, ID) Harrah's Atlantic City, NJ Sportsbook (ID) Hard Rock Sacramento Fire Mountain, CA (Fall 2019) (MP, A, D, ID) The Strat (Formally Stratosphere) Las Vegas, NV renovation and rebranding (MP, A, D, ID)
2018 Projects
MGM Springfield Hotel and Casino, Springfield, MA (MP, A, D, ID) Palace Station, Las Vegas, NV Expansion, and Renovation (MP, A, D, ID) Spokane Casino, Spokane, WA (MP, A, D, ID) Lone Butte Casino, Chandler, AZ Renovations (A, ID) Vee Quiva Casino Resort, Laveen, AZ Renovations (A, ID) MGM Cotai (Cotai, Macau) Public Space (ID)
2017 Projects
Del Lago Resort and Casino, Tyre, NY (MP, A, D, ID) Ilani Casino Resort, Ridgefield, Washington (MP, A, D, ID) Gunlake Casino Expansion, Wayland, MI (MP, A, D, ID) Kansas Crossing Interior Design, Pittsburg, KS (MP, ID) Orleans Casino Resort Buffet Las Vegas, NV (A, ID) Coconut Creek BOL Noodle Bar, Coconut Creek FL (A, ID)
2016 Projects
Graton Resort & Casino, Rohnert Park, CA Hotel Tower Expansion (MP, A, D, ID) MGM Cotai (ID) Harrah's Resort Southern California, Resort Expansion (MP, A, D, ID) Green Valley Ranch Renovation, Henderson, NV (A, ID)
2015 Projects
Studio City Macau, Cotai, Macau (D, ID) The Star, Sydney, Australia (ID) Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Center Bar Las Vegas, NV (A, D, ID) Davidoff of Geneva, Las Vegas, NV (A, D, ID)
2014 Projects
Hard Rock Sioux City, Sioux City, IA (MP, A, D, ID) Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (MP, A, D, ID) Graton Resort & Casino, Rohnert Park, CA (MP, A, D, ID) Harrah's Resort Southern California, Valley Center, CA (MP ph 2, A, D, ID)
2013 Projects
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MP, A, D, ID) Twin Arrows Casino Resort, Flagstaff, AZ (MP, A, D, ID) Vee Quiva Casino, Chandler, AZ (MP, A, D, ID)
2012 Projects Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, Cleveland, OH (MP, A, D, ID) Northern Edge Casino, Upper Fruitland, NM (MP, A, D, ID) Harrah's Rincon Casino Resort, Valley Center, CA, on-going Renovation & Expansion, 2010, 2012 (A, ID)
2011
Gun Lake Resort Casino, Bradley, MI (MP, A, D, ID) Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, FL, on-going Renovations & Expansions (ID) El Cortez Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Renovations (ID) Tropicana Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, Expansions (ID) Hard Rock Café Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, Renovations (ID) Harrah's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, NJ, Restaurant Expansions (ID)
2010
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada (MP, A, D, ID) Hard Rock Punta Cana Resort, Macao Beach, Dominican Republic, Expansion & Renovation (A, ID) Sunset Station Expansion, Las Vegas, NV, Renovation (A, ID) Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia, Renovation & Expansion (A, ID) Harrah's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, Restaurant Renovations (A, ID)
2009
Quechan Casino Resort, Yuma, AZ (MP, A, D, ID) Parx Casino, Bensalem, PA (MP, A, D, ID) Palace Station, Las Vegas, NV, Renovations & Expansions, 1997, 2005, 2009 (A, ID) Bally's Claridge Casino/Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, NJ, Renovation & Expansion, 2005, 2009 (A, ID) Empress Joliet Resort & Casino, Joliet, IL, Expansion & Renovation Seminole Casino Immokalee, Immokalee, FL, Expansion (ID) Boulder Station, Las Vegas, NV, Expansion (A, ID)
2008
Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, IN (MP, A, D, ID) Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, DE Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City, NJ, Bayview Tower, 2002, Waterfront Tower, 2008 (MP, A, D) Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ, Chairman's Tower (MP, A, D) Aliante Station Casino Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (MP, D, ID) Charlestown Races, Charlestown, WV, Renovation & Expansion Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Elizabeth, IN Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, CT, Renovation (ID)
2007
Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, NV, PH 1, 2001; PH 2, 2004; PH 3, 2007, ongoing (MP, A, D, ID) Island View Casino Resort Hotel, Gulfport, MS, Expansion & Renovation, Phase 1, 2006; Phase 2, 2007 Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV, Retail Renovation Dennis Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ, Historic Preservation & Renovation Sky City Resort, Auckland New Zealand
2006
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, NV (MP, A, D, ID) Horseshoe Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs, IA, 2006 (MP, A, D, ID) Harrah's Joliet Resort & Casino, Joliet, IL, Expansion & Renovation Spirit Mountain, Williamina, OR, Hotel Tower Expansion Empress Joliet Casino, Joliet, IL, Renovations
2005
IP Hotel Resort Casino, Biloxi, MS, post-Katrina Renovation (A, ID) Isle of Capri Casino, Biloxi, MS, post-Katrina Renovation (A, ID) Bally's Wild Wild West Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, Renovation & Expansion Fiesta Henderson Casino, Henderson, NV, Renovations (D, ID)
2004
Cache Creek Casino Hotel Resort, Brooks, CA (MP, A, D, ID) Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, NV (A, ID) Showboat Casino & Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ, Orleans Tower Expansion, 2003; House of Blues (A, D, ID) Fiesta Rancho Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Renovations & Ice Rink (D, ID) Casino De’Venezia, Venice, Italy, Renovation & Expansion (ID) Isle of Capri Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom, Expansion (ID) The Isle at Hull, Hull, United Kingdom, Expansion (ID)
2003
Pala Casino Resort, Pala, CA (MP, D, ID) Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA (MP, D, ID)
2002
Texas Station, Las Vegas, NV, Renovations & Expansions, 2000, 2002 (A, ID)
1999
Dancing Eagle Casino, Albuquerque, NM
1998
Seven Feather Hotel & Casino Resort, Canyonville, OR Resorts International, Atlantic City, NJ, Renovations & Expansions
1997
Horseshoe Casino Hotel, Tunica, MS Horseshoe Casino Bossier, Bossier City, LA Presidents Casino, Biloxi, MS, Renovations Presidents Casino, St. Louis, MO, Renovations
1995
Flamingo Hilton, Las Vegas, NV, Exterior Façade Renovation
1994
Bally's Las Vegas Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Renovation & New Exterior Plaza & Porte Cochere Sheraton Casino and Hotel Tunica, Tunica, MS
MP – Friedmutter Group Master Planning A – Friedmutter Group Executive Architect D – Friedmutter Group – Design Architect ID – Friedmutter Group – Interior Design
Awards
2015 Awards
The Hard Rock Sioux City Hotel & Casino was awarded "Best Hotel at the 2015 Annual HOSPY Awards 14Forty at the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore was awarded 2015 Annual HOSPY Awards "Best Nightclub or Lounge" The Hard Rock Sioux City Hotel & Casino was awarded "Best Hotel" Lobby/Registration at the 2015 Annual HOSPY Awards The Hard Rock Sioux City Hotel & Casino was awarded 2015 "AAA Four Diamond Award"
2014 Awards
The Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino was awarded "Best Hospitality Project" at the 2014 Real Estate & Development RED Awards The Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino was awarded 2014 "AAA Four Diamond Award"
2013 Awards
The Spread at Horseshoe Cincinnati Casino was awarded the "Best Buffet" at the 2013 G2E Casino Design Awards The Diamond Lounge at the Horseshoe Cleveland Casino was awarded "Best Lounge/Bar" at the 2013 G2E Casino Design Awards The Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort was awarded "Best Native American Casino Facility" at the 2013 G2E Casino Design Awards
2012 Awards
The Bond Bar at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded "Best Nightclub or Lounge" at the Best Nightclub or Lounge at the 2012 Annual HOSPY Awards
2011 Awards
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded "Fodor’s 100" at the Top 100 Hotel Awards The Marquee DayClub Pool at The Cosmopolitan was awarded "Best Resort Pool" at the 2011 Annual NEWH HOSPY Awards The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded "Best Convention/Ballroom" at the 2011 Annual NEWH HOSPY Awards The Wicked Spoon at The Cosmopolitan was awarded "Best Buffet" at the 2011 Annual NEWH HOSPY Awards The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded the "Best Parking Garage" 2011 Best of Las Vegas The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded the "Best Hotel" 2011 Best of Las Vegas The Red Rock Lanes Bowling Center was awarded "Best Bowling" 2011 Best of Las Vegas Awarded the 2011 "Silver Medallion Society" by the UNLV Foundation
2010 Awards
In 2010 the Friedmutter Group "Parx Casino" was awarded the 2010 "Excellence in Craftsmanship Award" In 2010 the Friedmutter Group "Parx Casino" was awarded the 2010 "Pro-AV Spotlight Award" In 2010 the Friedmutter Group was awarded the 2010 "Hard Rock Development Partner of the Year Award" In 2010 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded 2010 "Lodging Hospitality Design Award"
2009-2010 Awards
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded "Best Architectural Design over $250 Million for Casino Resort" at the 2009-2010 G2E Casino Design Awards The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded "Best Overall Interior Design for Casino Resort" at the 2009-2010 G2E Casino Design Awards The Bond Bar at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded "Best Interior Design for a Resort Restaurant or Nightclub" at the 2009-2010 G2E Casino Design Awards The Pool District at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was awarded "Best Interior Design for a Resort excluding Restaurant or Nightclub" at the 2009-2010 G2E Casino Design Awards
2009 Awards
Brad Friedmutter, AIA was awarded "Hospitality Industry Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 2009 Hospitality Design Platinum Circle Awards Harrah's Resort – Atlantic City/Friedmutter Group was awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Technology Integration" at the 2009 Archi-Tech AV Award
2008 Awards
The Hachi at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa/Friedmutter Group was awarded "Best Interior Design for a Casino Resort, Restaurant or Nightclub" at the 2008 Casino Design Awards