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MACAU, S.A.R., CHINA JANUARY 26, 2010

Bryan Berg has launched an attempt to break his own Guinness World Record for the largest house of freestanding playing cards at The Venetian® Macao, the world's largest resort-hotel.

The attempt to build a replica of The Venetian Macao, The Plaza™ Macao, and Sands Macao buildings will use more than 190,000 cards and will take 44 days to complete.

Berg’s card structures will recreate intricate details of these icons of the Cotai Strip®, such as The Venetian Macao's Rialto Bridge and Campanile Tower, and challenging curved shapes of The Plaza Macao and Sands Macao.

Overall, the composition will be 10 1/2 meters (35 feet) long, 3 1/2 meters (11 feet) tall, and weigh more than 227 kilograms (500 pounds). The cards Berg will use in this record attempt, if laid end to end, would stretch more than 17 kilometers (10 1/2 miles).

Dates:
Begin work:
Jan. 26, 2010
Complete work:
March 10, 2010
Knockdown:
March 20, 2010

Follow Berg's progress toward the record at:
www.venetianmacao
houseofcards.com



HOLIDAY INN KEY CARD HOTEL
IHG, the world's largest hotel group, unveiled Bryan Berg's Holiday Inn “Key Card Hotel” September 2010 in New York City to mark the largest brand relaunch in the history of the hospitality industry.

The 400 sq. ft. “Key Card Hotel” includes a guest bedroom, bathroom and lobby, all fully equipped with life-sized furniture made out of Holiday Inn key cards and is the largest card structure Berg has ever built.

The "Key Card Hotel" is: made of more than 200,000 Holiday Inn key cards, weighs over 4,000 pounds, and took four months to construct. See video at right--->


LEXUS COMMERCIAL
Announcing the release of the new Lexus ES luxury sedan, featuring a real-life cardstacking stunt to prove what a smooth engine this car has. Behind-the-scenes footage about how the commercial was made, and the final spot.

Check it out for yourself at:
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BEIJING OLYMPICS
Bryan Berg spent 20 days in Hong Kong building the Beijing Olympic Athlete Village in playing cards. The 160-hour Stackathon was held at Langham Place as part of an initiative to invigorate arts and culture in the Mong Kok district. The project includes landmarks such as the Bird Nest stadium, the Water Cube, Beijing CCTV Tower, and Beijing TV Center. The tallest is over 9 feet. The project also includes Berg's first use of lighting within his card buildings. See more at Reuters.com.

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