The Maker Of Good Days

The growing empire of Sheldon Adelson, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp, enjoys strong presence on both sides of the globe.

In the enormous destinations that he has built – in Vegas, Macau and, most recently, Singapore – he has fashioned these places first by tearing down conventional ideas of gaming resorts and then developing myriad experiences to cater to virtually any demographic of visitor. Kenneth Tan speaks to him about what it takes to leave an imprint in the sands of time.

It is midday. From inside my southfacing room at the Marina Bay Sands, I can see the Gardens by the Bay coming to being. When completed, it will feature two conservatories for cool climate plants, mass floral displays, a flower market, green areas for garden festivals, open spaces for public performances and beachfront gardens.

Right now, however, the most obvious feature is the huge half-built ringed-dome of a giant greenhouse. It sits, among gigantic pieces of granite, like a conch heralding the future. Along the murky water of what will presumably be the river that flows through it, a heron skims the surface of the water, in seeming disregard for the din of construction happening all around.

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