I like complexity and contradiction in architecture. I do n… - Robert Venturi

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I like complexity and contradiction in architecture. I do not like the incoherence or arbitrariness of incompetent architecture nor the precious intricacies of picturesqueness or expressionism.

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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