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