Architecture as the wall between the inside and the outside… - Robert Venturi

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Architecture as the wall between the inside and the outside becomes the spatial record of this resolution and its drama. And by recognizing the difference between the inside and the outside, architecture opens the door once again to an urbanistic point of view.

Robert Venturi

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Robert Charles Venturi (June 25, 1925 – September 18, 2018) was a Philadelphia-based architect who worked under Eero Saarinen and Louis Kahn before forming his own firm with John Rauch.

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Birth Name: Robert Charles Venturi

Alternative Names: Robert Charles Venturi, Jr. • Robert Charles Venturi Jr. • Robert Venturi Jr.

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