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Robert Venturi

Proper Noun - Person

Definition: Robert Venturi was an American architect, writer, and educator. He is considered one of the most influential figures in postmodern architecture.

Sample Sentence 1: Robert Venturi's architectural designs challenged the modernist principles of simplicity and minimalism.

Sample Sentence 2: Many of Robert Venturi's buildings are known for incorporating historical references and playful ornamentation.

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• Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
• Architecture and Its Interpretation: A Study of Expressive Systems in Architecture (Quotations of the Exceptions)
• The American Architect from the Paris of the West to the Projects of the East: Volume 1 Princeton Papers: Postmodern Architecture and Urbanism (Princeton Project on Architecture)