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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. Born and deceased in Philadelphia, he worked in the fields of architecture and postmodern architecture. His notable work includes the Vanna Venturi House. Venturi was a member of the American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Letters, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was educated at the American Academy in Rome.
Venturi received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, National Medal of Arts, Architecture Firm Award, and Benjamin Franklin Medal. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. He was married to Denise Scott Brown and spoke English. Venturi died of 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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