Robert venturi

ROBERT VENTURI VSBA PHILADELPHIA

STYLIZED CULTURAL ICONS, POST MODERISM

VENTURI, SCOTT BROWN AND ASSOCIATION

AWARDS

ARNOLD W. BRUNNER MEMORIAL PRIZE IN ARCHITECTURE

THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATION MEDAL

HIS WORK CANNOT BE CATEGORIZED

DENISE SCOTT BROWN, HIS COLLABORATOR IN THE EVOLUTION OF ARCHITECTURAL THEORY

-COMPLEXITY AND CONTRADICTION IN ARCHITECTURE -LEARNING FROM LAS VEGAS

“LESS IS MORE.” “LESS IS A BORE.”

SAMPLE WORK

SANISBURY WING

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

GORDON WU HALL

ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM

VANNA VENTURI HOUSE

1/10 IT WAS DESIGNED FOR HIS MOTHER, VANNA VENTURI

CHANGE AMERICA

LOCATED IN CHESTNUT HILL

COMPARISION WITH ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

CHILD'S DRAWING OF A HOUSE "I LIKE TO THINK THIS IS SO."

VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF HOUSE RELATED TO EACH OTHER

RECTANGULAR, CURVILINEAR AND DIAGONAL ELEMENTS

Flat Roof

Pitched Roof

Arch A non-structural applique arch

Doors Wide but low

Oversized Windows

Layering system form a covered yard screened by the back wall.

Scale Oversized central hearth

Circulation Minimized circulation space

Duality In Interiors fireplace is void, the stair is solid , both vertical elements compromises in its shape and position

Nowhere stairs It rises up at an awkward angle, its function on one level is completely useless

Conclusion