books by Steven Izenour

books by Steven Izenour

books:

Steven Izenour

Steven Izenour

The MIT Press, 2007

A Classic
This is an amazing piece of architectural research, beautifully illustrated, that speaks of both tradition and modernism. The White Tower restaurant chain, while a product of the 20's through the 60's, functions as a primer on modern architecture: efficient , clean ...

L'enseignement de Las Vegas, ou, Le symbolisme oublié de la forme architecturale
Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, ...

Mardaga, 1995

Down by the Seaside: Views from Americas Past (Past Age Postcard Series)

Steven Izenour

Natl Trust for Historic, 1990

Full of Charm from Days Gone-By
From 1917 bathing beauties from Alemeda, CA to the Saltair Pavilion near Salt Lake City, UT, this little book contains 24 "Authentic Old Postcards -Ready to Mail" (I don't know anyone who buys these type of books intending to tear out such cards - they are great to ...

Learning from Las Vegas - Revised Edition: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form

Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, ...

The MIT Press, 1977

Brilliant study of signage and architecture
Robert Venturi's study of the Las Vegas signage phenomena and it's impact on "architecture" is brilliant in it's scope. While written almost twenty five years ago, this book gains more and more pertinence as we as a society progress further into a "reality" of ...

Lernen von Las Vegas: Zur Ikonographie und Architektursymbolik der Geschäftsstadt (Bauwelt Fundamente) ...
Robert Venturi, Denise S. Brown, ...

Birkhäuser Basel, 2007

Ausgangspunkt für diese Veröffentlichung, die sich schon lange zu einem Klassiker der Architekturtheorie entwickelt hat, war ein Seminar an der Fakultät für Kunst und Architektur der Yale University in Jahr 1968 mit dem Titel "Learning from Las Vegas, or Form Analysis as Design Research". Im Vorwort zur ersten Auflage heißt es: "Mitten durch ...