Isa’s Reviews > Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form > Status Update
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“(The representation techniques learned from architecture) are static where it is dynamic, contained where it is open, two-dimensional where it is three-dimensional - how do you show the Aladdin sign meaningfully in plan, section and elevation, or show the Golden Slipper on a land-use plan? These techniques are not suitable for thin, intense objects like signs;” Pg. 76
— Jan 20, 2024 11:28AM
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““People are looking for illusions; they don’t want the world’s realities. And, I asked, where do I find this world of illusions? Where are their tastes formulated? Do they study it in school? Do they go to museums? Do they travel in Europe? Only one place — the movies. They go to the movies. The hell with everything else.” - Morris Lapidus “ Pg. 80
— Feb 13, 2024 02:57AM
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“Today, the middle source, the neo-eclectic architecture of the 1940s and the 1950s, is less interesting than its commercial adaptations. Roadside copies of Ed Stone are more interesting than the real Ed Stone.” Pg. 25
— Jan 14, 2024 01:33PM
