EAST RUTHERFORD — The new developers of the project once known as Xanadu, now American Dream at the Meadowlands, knew if their project was going to be successful, a change to its existing orange, blue and teal facade was in order.

Renderings unveiled this morning by Triple Five now show a shimmery, backlit structure that will be done in glass, mesh and other materials.

"I can tell you it will look nothing like it does today," said Paul Ghermezian, senior vice president of Triple Five.

"The concept is sleek lines with a modern energy. At night, it's going to be amazing. It's going to glow," he said during a tour of the project's partially completed interior.

The proposed 2.9 million-square-foot project is set to open in fall 2013 and will offer a 16-story indoor ski hill, a water park and an indoor ice rink. Other elements include nearly 1.7 million square feet of retail space and 150,000 square feet of fine dining and restaurants, according to a news release.

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