Maker/Artist
Venturi, Robert
American architect, 1925-2018
Born 25 June 1925. Studied, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1943-1950, B.A. 1947, MFA, 1950; American Academy, Rome (Rome Prize Fellowship) 1954-1956. From 1950 to 1958, Venturi worked successively for Oscar Stonorov, Eero Saarinen, and Louis I. Khan. Partner, Venturi, Cope and Lippincott, with Paul Cope and H. Mather Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1958-1961. Partner, Venturi and Short, with William Short, Philadelphia, 1961-1964. Partner, Venturi and Rauch, with John Rauch, Philadelphia, 1960-1980 or 1964-1980. Denise Scott joined the firm as Architect and Planner in 1967. Married the architect Denise Scott Brown in 1967. Partner, Venturi, Rauch, and Scott Brown, with Rauch and Scott Brown, Philadelphia, 1980-1989 Principal, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, with Scott Brown, Philadelphia, since 1989.
