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Relearning from Las Vegas

By Karsten Harries , Katherine Smith , Aron Vinegar , Dell Upton , Michael J. Golec , Ritu Bhatt , Jean-Claude Lebensztejn , John McMorrough

Book information

Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780816650613, 0816650616, 0816650608, 9780816650606
LCC
NA680 .R427 2009
Open Library ID
OL16910267M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2434837 bytes)
Pages
230\230
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Immediately on its publication in 1972, Learning from Las Vegas, by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour, was hailed as a transformative work in the history and theory of architecture, liberating those in architecture who were trying to find a way out of the straitjacket of architectural orthodoxies. Resonating far beyond the professional and institutional boundaries of the field, the book contributed to a thorough rethinking of modernism and was subsequently taken up as an early manifestation and progenitor of postmodernism. Going beyond analyzing the original text, the essays provide insights into the issues surrounding architecture, culture, and philosophy that have been influenced by Learning from Las Vegas. For the contributors, as for scholars in an array of fields, the pioneering book is as relevant to architectural debates today as it was when it was first published. Contributors: Ritu Bhatt, Karsten Harries, Jean-Claude Lebensztejn, John McMorrough,  Katherine Smith, Dell Upton, Nigel Whitely.

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