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In "Learning from Las Vegas: the Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form" Robert Venturi coined the term "duck" in which the architectural form tells you the function of the building. Venturi categorized the remaining buildings as "decorated sheds" which require signs or symbols. Signage Architecture, Novelty Architecture, Robert Venturi, Post Modern Architecture, Big Duck, Scott Brown, Postmodern Art, Architecture Board, Unusual Homes

The Big Duck, Flanders, NY. The Big Duck was the vision of Long Island duck farmer Martin Maurer and designed by Broadway set designers, the Collins Brothers, and crafted by locals George Reeve, John Smith and Merlin Yeager in 1931. In "Learning from Las Vegas: the Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form" Robert Venturi coined the term "duck" in which the architectural form tells you the function of the building. Venturi categorized the remaining buildings as "decorated sheds" which…

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