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Arnout Fonck Vanna Venturi House Robert Venturi Complexity Contradiction

Vanna Venturi House by Robert Venturi: Complexity and Contradiction

August 16, 2023

The Vanna Venturi House, located in Philadelphia, is a seminal piece of modern architecture designed by the renowned architect Robert Venturi. Built between 1962 and 1964 for Venturi’s mother, Vanna,…

The Future of Architecture / Kenzo Tange

January 28, 2020

Architects today tend to depreciate themselves, to regard themselves as no more than just ordinary citizens without the power to reform the future. – Kenzo Tange

A powerful need for symbolism / Kenzo Tange

January 8, 2016

There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. Nevertheless, the basic forms, spaces, and appearances must be…