Venturi

American  

[ven-toor-ee] / vɛnˈtʊər i /

noun

1. Robert Charles, 1925–2018, U.S. architect.

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Venturi British  

/ vɛnˈtjʊərɪ /

noun

1. Robert. born 1925, US architect, a pioneer of the postmodernist style. His writings include Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)

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Example Sentences

His buildings are not instantly recognizable as the product of his hand, as are those of, say, Frank Gehry or Robert Venturi.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pillars were designed by American architect Robert Venturi and his professional partner and wife, Denise Scott Brown, for the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing.

From BBC

Fellow announcers Ken Venturi and Tom Brookshier were there, too, along with their wives.

From Los Angeles Times

The Columbus Occupational Health Center, completed in 1973 in Columbus, Indiana — a city bearing architectural gems from the likes of Eero Saarinen, Robert Venturi and I.M.

From Los Angeles Times

His score of 8 under is the second-best 36-hole score by an amateur at the Masters behind only Ken Venturi, who was one shot better in 1956.

From Seattle Times