Title & Author:

Update on their Theories / [presented by] Denise Scott Brown (Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates) and Robert Venturi (Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates).

Publication:

London, England : Pidgeon Digital, 2009.

Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (41 minutes)) : sound, color

Notes:
Bob Venturi & Denise Scott Brown At Home In Philadelphia -- Neon In The Las Vegas Sign Dump -- Las Vegas In The 1970s -- Las Vegas -- Having Words By Denise Scott Brown. Cover -- Las Vegas: Strip Signs -- Las Vegas: Car View Of The Strip -- Bob Venturi & Denise Scott Brown At Home In Philadelphia -- Laboratory Plan By Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates -- Laboratory Common Space By Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates -- Bob Venturi & Denise Scott Brown At Home In Philadelphia -- South Street, Philadelphia.

Summary:

Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi are best known for their 1972 study of American vernacular, "Learning From Las Vegas", in which they called on architects to learn lessons from the aesthetics of the everyday. Wrongly attributed with inventing post-modernism they fell out of favour, but are now being rediscovered by a new generation. In this talk, Scott Brown, with contributions from Venturi, discusses the continuing relevance of "Learning From Las Vegas" and how their ideas have developed in the years since. What are the implications of neon's replacement by LEDs, how has the rise of environmental awareness challenged the automobile city and how can city physics be applied to the design of buildings such as laboratories?

Subject:

Architectural design United States.
Design architectural États-Unis.
Architectural design.
United States.

Added entries:

Scott Brown, Denise, 1931- narrator.
Venturi, Robert, narrator.