罗伯特·文丘里(Robert Venturi),著名后现代主义建筑师,美国建筑的领袖人物,于本周二去世,享年93岁。在文丘里诸多荣誉之中,1991年获得普利策建筑奖,美国建筑师协会(AIA)会员,以及英国皇家建筑师协会(RIBA)荣誉成员,是重中之重。文丘里在1964年成立了自己的事务所,与他的妻子,也是他的合伙人丹尼斯·斯科特·布朗(Denise Scott Brown)一起从1967年运营至2012年。他的遗产将继续在该事务所VSBA(Venturi Scott Brown Associates)的名下保存。
作为《向拉斯维加斯学习》和《建筑的复杂性与矛盾性》的合著者,文丘里被广泛认定为启动后现代主义运动的先锋,是20世纪后现代主义的最重要的理论学家之一。通过他们的建成作品、学术研究和文本,斯科特·布朗和文丘里共同促进了建筑运动,以打破在20世纪占据主流的现代主义的统治地位。
在给《建筑师报》(The Architect's Newspaper)的声明中,文丘里家族表示:
“罗伯特·文丘里,世界建筑大师之一,于93岁溘然长辞。星期二他于家中略有抱恙,安详离世。他们会在之后几天提供有关文丘里一生的较为详尽的说明,而现在,丹尼斯·斯科特·布朗和詹姆斯·文丘里(James Venturi)请求我们尊重他们在哀悼期间不被打扰的愿望。”
文丘里出生于1925年6月25日,费城,也是他后来上大学时所在的城市。1960年,他在宾夕法尼亚大学与他后来的妻子相遇,当时他们都在宾大任教。
文丘里倡导建筑要更多的扎根于历史的语境,他认为现代主义已经将自身从城市的基本结构中剥离了。在他整个职业生涯中,他在VSBA的工作正反映的是这样的观点。例如,母亲之家就是对传统美国住宅类型学的抽象和发展。
文丘里因为年事已高,于2012年正式退休,斯科特·布朗则继续在事务所执业。事务所目前已由Daniel McVoubrey主持。事务所的许多项目近期陷入了一些危机。圣地亚哥的当代艺术博物馆最近经历了一场影响广泛的保护战,而他位于匹兹堡(Pittsburgh)的艾布拉姆斯宅(Abrams House)则已经在今年的8月1日被拆除。
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Spotlight: Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Through their pioneering theory and provocative built work, husband and wife duo Robert Venturi (born June 25, 1925) and Denise Scott Brown (born October 3, 1931) were at the forefront of the postmodern movement, leading the charge in one of the most significant shifts in architecture of the 20th century by publishing seminal books such as Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (authored by Robert Venturi alone) and Learning from Las Vegas (co-authored by Venturi, Scott Brown and Steven Izenour).
Love in Las Vegas: 99% Invisible Illuminates Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's Postmodern Romance
Which building is better, the duck or the ornamented shed? More importantly, what kind of architecture does the average American prefer? In their landmark 1972 publication Learning From Las Vegas, Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi probed these questions by turning their back on paternalistic modernism in favor of the glowing, overtly kitsch, and symbolic Mecca of the Las Vegas strip.
Interview: Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown, by Andrea Tamas
Back in August 2009, architect Andrea Tamas interviewed Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown . Today, we share with you the complete interview. Read it after the break. Denise Scott Brown - DSB Robert Venturi - RV Andrea Tamas - AT AT: Over the last few years, your son Jim Venturi has been producing a documentary called "Learning from Bob and Denise."
AD Classics: Vanna Venturi House / Robert Venturi
11 Text description provided by the architects. Most critics usually regard consistency in architecture an important aspect of the design. However in the Vanna Venturi House Robert Venturi took the road less travelled and tested complexity and contradiction in architecture, going against the norm.