Learning from Las Vegas
Language: engl Publication details: Cambridge, MA The MIT Press 2017 Edition: FacsimileDescription: xvi, 188 pages : chiefly illustrated ; 37 cmISBN: 0262036967Subject(s): Symbolism in architecture | Architecture--Nevada--Las VegasSummary: Upon its publication by the MIT Press in 1972, Learning from Las Vegas was immediately influential and controversial. The authors made an argument that was revolutionary for its time - that the billboards and casinos of Las Vegas were worthy of architectural attention - and offered a challenge for contemporary architects obsessed with the heroic and monumental. Now, decades after the original hardcover edition sold out, the MIT Press is publishing a facsimile edition of the original large-format Cooper-designed edition of Learning from Las Vegas.Summary: 2018"| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Reference (not for loan) | Library Services Oversize collection | Print books | 720.9793 VEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 74004472 |
Upon its publication by the MIT Press in 1972, Learning from Las Vegas was immediately influential and controversial. The authors made an argument that was revolutionary for its time - that the billboards and casinos of Las Vegas were worthy of architectural attention - and offered a challenge for contemporary architects obsessed with the heroic and monumental. Now, decades after the original hardcover edition sold out, the MIT Press is publishing a facsimile edition of the original large-format Cooper-designed edition of Learning from Las Vegas.
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