Novelty architecture
Photo: Photo shot by Derek Jensen (Tysto, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Novelty or mimetic architecture, as a form of commercial building or structure, often reflects the forms of people, animals or objects for sale (such as an oversized apple, orange, banana or hotdog-shaped restaurant). Some novelty buildings blatantly copy landmarks and monuments from other regions (such as an Eiffel Tower, were it copied and placed on the Las Vegas strip), employ unusual shapes or are constructed with unusual materials. As a promotional gimmick, novelty architecture in commercial buildings became popular soon after automobile travel became commonplace.
UnderstandNovelty architecture produces usable buildings, distinguishing itself from statuary or architectural folly (in which a building is constructed as ruins, as sculpture, as visual art or as part of a "make-work project"…
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Novelty architecture" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Photo shot by Derek Jensen (Tysto, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons