learn from las vegas

"Learning from Las Vegas" and "Architectural Complexity and Contradiction" by Robert Venturi are considered to be the manifesto of postmodern architectural thought.

. He believes that the masses do not understand the architectural language of modernism, and the buildings that the masses like are often ordinary, lively, decorative, and metaphorical. He believes that the appearance of the casino city of Las Vegas, including narrow streets, neon lights, advertising boards, fast food restaurants and other trademark shapes, exactly reflects the preferences of the people, so he wrote "Learning from Las Vegas" The book calls on architects to dialogue with the masses, accept their interests and values, and learn from Las Vegas.

This book provides architects with a new thinking angle and vision from the perspective of civilian architecture. It is an excellent book worth reading and collecting, and can be used as a reference for architects, teachers and students of architecture-related majors in various colleges and universities.