Las Vegas- postmodern western city

Question 1

Where is Las Vegas?

Answer 1

Nevada, USA

Question 2

What is a postmodern western city?

Answer 2

It does not follow a number of characteristics such as the Burgess model, local architectural structure etc.

Question 3

Characteristics of a postmodern city?

Answer 3

Multiple CBDs
Tertiary and Quaternary focus
Form over function architecture
Ethnic diversity where no ethnic diversity is the most dominant (over 50%)
Greater inequality and polarisation.

Question 3

Why is Las Vegas postmodern?

Answer 3

No ethnicity appears dominant.
World wide architecture.
Tourism based economy.
Ranked among highest for violent crime.

Question 4

How did Las Vegas form?

Answer 4

1931- the Hoover Dam was being built so it drew thousands of workers to a site east of the city. Casinos and entertainment venues opened to meet the needs of the workers where cheap HEP, gangsters and entrepreneurs funded The Strip.

Question 4

What was built there?

Answer 4

MGM CityCentre built in 2009 costed 8.7 billion dollars and is the most expensive private development in the country.
Pyraminds, the Eiffel Tower and other disfunctional buildings made for aesthetics.