Relearning from Las Vegas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816650613)

Evaluates for the first time one of the foundational works in architecture criticism

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.

Author: Aron Vinegar
ISBN-10: 0816650616
ISBN-13: 9780816650613
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.02w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 01/23/2009 pg. 18
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 242