Relearning from Las Vegas
By: Aron Vinegar and Michael J. Golec, editors.
Contributors: Vinegar, Aron.; Golec, Michael J.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press; Univ Of Minnesota Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780816650606; 9780816650613
Subjects: Venturi, Robert; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : instruction as provocation / Aron Vinegar and Michael J. Golec; title: 1. Aesthetic or anaesthetic : a Nelson Goodman reading of the Las Vegas Strip / Ritu Bhatt; title: 2. Format and layout in learning from Las Vegas / Michael J. Golec; title: 3. Photorealism, kitsch, and Venturi / Jean-Claude Lebensztejn; title: 4. Theory as ornament / Karsten Harries; title: 5. Mobilizing visions : representing the American landscape / Katherine Smith; title: 6. On billboards and other signs around (learning from) Las Vegas / John McMorrough; title: 7. Signs taken for wonders / Dell Upton; title: 8. Of ducks, decorated sheds, and other minds / Aron Vinegar; title: 9. Learning from Las Vegas; title: and Los Angeles and Reyner Banham / Nigel Whiteley; title: Contributors; title: Publication history; title: Index.