{"product_id":"learning-from-las-vegas-revised-edition-the-forgotten-symbolism-of-architectural-form-paperback","title":"Learning from Las Vegas, Revised Edition: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Venturi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenise Scott Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven Izenour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning from Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e created a healthy controversy on its appearance in 1972, calling for architects to be more receptive to the tastes and values of \"common\" people and less immodest in their erections of \"heroic,\" self-aggrandizing monuments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revision includes the full texts of Part I of the original, on the Las Vegas strip, and Part II, \"Ugly and Ordinary Architecture, or the Decorated Shed,\" a generalization from the findings of the first part on symbolism in architecture and the iconography of urban sprawl. (The final part of the first edition, on the architectural work of the firm Venturi and Rauch, is not included in the revision.) The new paperback edition has a smaller format, fewer pictures, and a considerably lower price than the original. There are an added preface by Scott Brown and a bibliography of writings by the members of Venturi and Rauch and about the firm's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning From Las Vegas created a healthy controversy on its appearance in 1972, calling for architects to be more receptive to the tastes and values of 'common' people and less immodest in their erections of 'heroic, ' self-aggrandizing monuments. This revision includes the full texts of Part I of the original, on the Las Vegas Strip, and Part II, ' Ugly and Ordinary Architecture, or the Decorated Shed, ' a generalization from the finding of the first part on symbolism in architecture and the iconography of urban sprawl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Venturi is an award-winning architect and an influential writer, teacher, artist, and designer. His work includes includes the Sainsbury Wing of London's National Galler; renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; dozens of major academic projects; and the groundbreaking Vanna Venturi House. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDenise Scott Brown is an architect, writer, and planner. She and Robert Venturi are founding principals of the influential architectural firm Venturi, Scott Brown, and Associates (VSBA), whose work and ideas have influenced generations of architects and planners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteven Izenour (1940-2001) was coauthor of \u003ci\u003eLearning from Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 1977) and a principal in the Philadelphia firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc (VSBA). His most noted projects at VSBA include Philadelphia's Basco showroom, the George D. Widener Memorial Treehouse at the Philadelphia Zoo, the Camden Children's Garden, and the house he designed for his parents in Stony Creek, Connecticut.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.92 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 1977\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754090660128,"sku":"9780262720069","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb6156bcf52e24db70f1edcdf6bd16f0.webp?v=1780033196","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/learning-from-las-vegas-revised-edition-the-forgotten-symbolism-of-architectural-form-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}