When my son won a trip to Las Vegas for a national billiards competition, my wife and I went along to cheer him on. Architectural snob that I am, I left my camera at home: What happens in Vegas, I thought, is not architecture.
But I succumbed to the bright lights and the ersatz geography of The Strip: New York, Paris, Rome, Luxor, Venice… I borrowed my wife’s Canon SX50 and shot about a thousand frames, cursing myself for not bringing a tripod.
Lesson learned: Architecture is everywhere, and doesn’t have to be classic to be arresting.
P.S. – What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas….with your money to keep it company.
Las Vegas Highlights
- MGM Grand
- Mandalay Bay
- Treasure Island
- Trump International Hotel
- Bellagio
- The Venetian
- Palazzo
- Luxor
- Ballys
- Paris Las Vegas
- Caesars Palace
- Cosmopolitan
- Planet Hollywood
- Mirage
- Wynn
- Encore
- Harrahs
- Rio All-Suites
- Gold Coast
- Golden Nugget
- Fremont Street
The Strip
Off-Strip