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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Venturi

Here he exploited the Venturi principle, which shows that the velocity of a fluid or gas increases as it passes through a constriction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

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

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 ● Apr. 7, 2023

Venturi suggests that this bold and unusual metaphor may have been formed on that in Virgil.

From Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete by Cary, Henry Francis

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