Venturi

American

[ven-toor-ee] / vɛnˈtʊər i /

noun

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

Venturi British

/ vɛnˈtjʊərɪ /

noun

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

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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 • Nov. 28, 2025

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 • Aug. 28, 2024

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 • Aug. 29, 2023

That’s the second-best 36-hole score by an amateur at the Masters behind only Ken Venturi, who was one better in 1956.

From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2023

There was a messenger from the Villa Venturi.

From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

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