Robert venturi, denise scott brown, and steven izenour�s classic, learning from las vegas, famously pitted the decorated shed�the conventional structure with applied symbols�against the duck�the building that is itself a symbol. in the years following the book�s 1972 publication, the decorated sheds vanquished the ducks, as. What robert venturi proposed instead was the decorated shed, whereby the building itself is a simple shed decorated with signs, and it is through these signs that we are made aware of the building�s function. decorated sheds are fully functional buildings; they are essentially sheds.. The ironic thing about the idea for the "duck and the decorated shed," is the fact that the group of robert venturi, denise scott brown, and steven izenour admit to an ulterior motive of its invention.they start by telling us a simple known fact that architects as a rule, tend to philosophize and write in order to justify their own work..
I f anyone can be called the father of post-modem architecture in america it is robert venturi, however reluctantly he admits his paternity. some would say that postmodernist architecture has two fathers, venturi and charles moore, who is perhaps a bit more willing to acknowledge the child than venturi.. A gallery of ducks. a gallery of decorated sheds. caesars palace. details from the venetian. an interview with robert venturi and denise scott brown.venturi says, �i don�t read much about architecture these days, because in general i am bored by or disagree with what is written.. A �decorated shed�. according to venturi, most modern architecture are basically unadmitted ducks, what he calls "old words with new meanings". so this building was constructed for the walters group inc. ..
