Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown are influential twentieth century architects. Their theoretical writings reject the simplicity of Modernism and suggest instead that buildings should incorporate contradictory and complex elements. In their book Learning from Las Vegas they categorize buildings as either "decorated sheds" or "ducks." Decorated sheds are buildings designed for their functionality, with added, flat decoration. Ducks on the other hand are buildings whose forms themselves are meant to be symbols. Below are some ducks by various architects whose forms embody their functions. These buildings are the convergence of sculpture and architecture.
Office center "1000" (Kaunas, Lituania)
Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)
The Basket Building ( Ohio, United States):
This building is the headquarters of Longaberger Basket Company.
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