Why the Las Vegas Sphere is a Sphere

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Coproduced and edited by Evan Montgomery

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Starting with the Las Vegas Sphere, this video explores the history and motivations of spherical architecture, tracing from the Roman Pantheon to today's innovations, to understand our fascination with this shape. The Sphere's impressive dimensions and advanced technology, raises questions: Is it a breakthrough in architecture or merely a spectacle in the entertainment capital?

Keywords: Las Vegas Sphere, architectural analysis, spherical structures, historical architecture, modern design, Plato's philosophy, technological advancements, architectural evolution, Las Vegas attractions, design critique.

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Architecture with Stewart is a YouTube journey exploring architecture’s deep and enduring stories in all their bewildering glory. Weekly videos and occasional live events breakdown a wide range of topics related to the built environment in order to increase their general understanding and advocate their importance in shaping the world we inhabit.

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Stewart Hicks is an architectural design educator that leads studios and lecture courses as an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as an Associate Dean in the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts and is the co-founder of the practice Design With Company. His work has earned awards such as the Architecture Record Design Vanguard Award or the Young Architect’s Forum Award and has been featured in exhibitions such as the Chicago Architecture Biennial and Design Miami, as well as at the V&A Museum and Tate Modern in London. His writings can be found in the co-authored book Misguided Tactics for Propriety Calibration, published with the Graham Foundation, as well as essays in MONU magazine, the AIA Journal Manifest, Log, bracket, and the guest-edited issue of MAS Context on the topic of character architecture.

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