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Venturi

American  
[ven-toor-ee] / vɛnˈtʊər i /

noun

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


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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Ken Venturi staged the biggest final-round comeback in tournament history, shooting a 63 to erase an eight-shot deficit at Rancho Park in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

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

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

The real surprise was who was chasing him — Bennett, the Texas A&M senior, who had another 68 and posted the lowest 36-hole score at the Masters by an amateur since Ken Venturi in 1956.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

They had remained in Italy for the first three months of his engagement, and, during that time, he had not lived in the Villa Venturi, but simply given his lessons and taken his departure.

From Under False Pretences A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

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