ROME - LAS VEGAS

The cities of Rome and Las Vegas are commonly placed at opposite ends of the architectural spectrum: while the ancient capital of the Roman Empire is perceived as ancient, appropriate and timeless, Sin City is described as gaudy, vulgar and fake. Yet both are historically and contemporaneously at the intersection of power and play. Published fifty years after Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi's now canonical Learning From Las Vegas (1972), the images in this book capture the atmosphere of both cities from heaven to earth, revealin...[Read more]