Deceased
from Philadelphia, PA
25 June 1925 • Philadelphia, PA
Architect • Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Company:University of Pennsylvania faculty
Princeton University
Area of science:Architecture
Specialty:Architect
American of Italian descent • Fellow of the American Institute of architects
Award:Rome Prize winner • United States National Medal of Arts Recipient • Prize
… of the best known projects of the period, and is considered an early example of postmodern architecture.[10] The building is also mentioned in the essay by Robert Venturi, Complexity and Contradiction in architecture, as an example of ambiguous architecture, poised between tradition and inn...
…unbuilt City Tower Project) became very influential among the high-tech architects of the late 20th century (such as Renzo Piano, who worked in Kahn's office, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster). His prominent apprentices include Muzharul Islam, Moshe Safdie, Robert Venturi, Jack Diamond, and ...
Robert Charles Venturi, Jr. (born June 25, 1925 in Philadelphia) is an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, and ...