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Design Quarterly archives from March 1996
Memory palaces. (libraries)(Learning in Las Vegas)
March 22, 1996... Just before 9:00 a.m. on a summer morning in Las Vegas, you will see homeless people lined up in the shade of a stone wall and children standing with parents near a parking lot, waiting for the downtown library to open. Once inside, the two...
Las Vegas library and Lied Discovery Children's Museum, Antoine Predock, architect.(Learning in Las Vegas)
March 22, 1996... Las Vegas is a crossroads city. You have to get past the glitz to understand that Las Vegas has a history that begins with a palpable and visible geologic time. The surrounding mountain ranges expose layers of strata suggesting ancient upheaval....
Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.(Learning in Las Vegas)
March 22, 1996... The design was influenced by several external and internal factors. Regional, civic, and site phenomena have informed the design of its articulated mass, compound spaces, and expressive details. Unique programmatic components, a response to the...