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Robert Venturi
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American architect (1925-2018)
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Robert Charles Venturi (1925–2018) was an American architect, photographer, and university teacher associated with postmodern architecture. Born in Philadelphia, he was educated at the American Academy in Rome. His notable works include the Vanna Venturi House and books such as *Learning from Las Vegas* and *Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture*. Venturi served as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University.
He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the National Medal of Arts, the Architecture Firm Award, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal. Venturi was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was married to Denise Scott Brown. Venturi died in Philadelphia from Alzheimer's disease.
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Charles Venturi Jr. , ( 1925-06-25 ) June 25, 1925, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18) (aged 93), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Princeton University
- Occupation
- Architect
- Spouse
- Denise Scott Brown ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
- Children
- James Venturi
- Awards
- Pritzker Prize (1991) Vincent Scully Prize (2002) AIA Gold Medal (2016)
- Practice
- Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates Venturi and Rauch Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Spouse
- Denise Scott Brown
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- American Academy in Rome
- Employer
- Princeton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Vanna Venturi House
- Field of work
- postmodern architecture
- Movement
- Postmodernism
- Image
- Robert Venturi 2008 Rome (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Robert Venturi
- date of birth
- 1925-06-25
- member of
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- name in native language
- Robert Venturi
- date of death
- 2018-09-18
- birth name
- Robert Charles Venturi
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- partner in business or sport
- Denise Scott Brown
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Vanna Venturi House Robert Charles Venturi Jr. (June 25, 1925 – September 18, 2018) was an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates.
Together with his wife and partner, Denise Scott Brown, he helped shape the way that architects, planners and students experience and think about architecture and the built environment. Their buildings, planning, theoretical writings, and teaching have also contributed to the expansion of discourse about architecture.
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