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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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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

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

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

Madame Venturi made the translation, on Mazzini's suggestion, for the Secular World, in which I published it.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob

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