Robert Venturi (Noun)
Meaning
United States architect (born in 1925).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Robert Venturi was a prominent United States architect born in 1925 known for his contributions to postmodern architecture.
- He, along with his wife Denise Scott Brown, founded the architectural firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates in 1964.
- Robert Venturi's book 'Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture' published in 1966 was considered a seminal work.
- Venturi was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1991 for his outstanding impacts on architecture.
- Robert Venturi served as a visiting professor at several universities including Harvard and Yale, teaching a range of architectural courses.