The Las Vegas is part of notNeutral;s City Plate Collection #2 themed around "Culture and Capital(ism)" with New Orleans, Washington, DC, Las Vegas and Dubai chosen. With this theme they asked: how does a capital investment in manufacturing culture impact city form?

 

The capital of sin. Compared to New Orleans - and most other American cities - the amount of capital flowing into Las Vegas is staggering (represented by the building boom shown in red). The glitzy Vegas strip is shown in white and water is rendered in blue. Other plates in the collection feature large expanses of natural blue water, but the only notable water in Las Vegas resides in the pools and fountains dotted along the Strip. The amount of green space found in the Vegas plate design is also miniscule. Lacking in large, public, outdoor spaces, the green area does not represent public parks; it instead denotes private golf courses.