#scott-brown

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Learning from Las Vegas, Venturi Scott-Brown

“but some recent critics have questioned the possible level of content to be derived from abstract forms.” (page 8, Venturi Scott-Brown)

Whilst working on ‘we live in the office’ by Giles Round, I was exposed to a lot of great research material. This was one of the books which I found really interesting, although it doesn’t explore architectural interiors, it explores the ornamentation/symbolism of architectural exteriors. It also explores the relationship between the exterior and interior (function) of buildings. Is the outside representative of what’s happening inside? The quote is interesting to me, as I link the concept to how the lack of ornamentation in post modern architecture, might have less content/learning/stimulation? for its users?

Ideas: architecture as a learning tool? Decoration as a learning tool? Or a research tool?

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ECLECTIC HOUSE PROJECT 

Architects: Venturi Scott Brown and Associates, 1977 

Sketches for a series of imaginary houses, with a program for a minimal vacation bungalow. This is a theoretical exercise on the idea of the decorated front and the ordinary or “Mary-Anne” behind. Style and function are juxtaposed rather than distorted; the styles are applied to the front while plan, section, and the other three elevations remain constant. With references from ancient Egypt as well as the Gothic, Renaissance, and Art Nouveau periods, among others, the drawings chart architectural history as imagined in the design of dwellings.  

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Fox News Hosts Changing Tire Makes for Horribly Awkward Segment

On Fox and Friends, hosts Scott Brown and Brian Kilmeade tried taking retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden's 'manhood' test by tying ties and changing car tires. The problem was the men needed help with their ties and got tied up when it came to changing the tire after the car slid forward on the jack. "This is why I have a AAA card. 'Hi, I'm stuck,'" Kilmeade joked as the car nearly fell to the ground. But, give credit to Kilmeade, he knew he bungled it and even owned up to his own shortcomings saying, "I kind of failed at the manhood thing… I'm a man in training."

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