Robert Venturi

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.