1. Aesthetic or anaesthetic : a Nelson Goodman reading of the Las Vegas Strip / Ritu Bhatt -- 2. Format and layout in learning from Las Vegas / Michael J. Golec -- 3. Photorealism, kitsch, and Venturi / Jean-Claude Lebensztejn -- 4. Theory as ornament / Karsten Harries -- 5. Mobilizing visions : representing the American landscape / Katherine Smith -- 6. On billboards and other signs around (learning from) Las Vegas / John McMorrough -- 7. Signs taken for wonders / Dell Upton -- 8. Of ducks, decorated sheds, and other minds / Aron Vinegar -- 9. Learning from Las Vegas-- and Los Angeles and Reyner Banham / Nigel Whiteley -- Contributors -- Publication history -- Index.
