 Vanna Venturi House: an epitome of Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.[1] | |
| Author | Robert Venturi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Architecture |
Published in English | 1966 |
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture is a book by the American architect Robert Venturi. It was first published in 1966 by Museum of Modern Art in New York City and has since been translated into 16 languages, and is considered one of the most important works of architectural literature.[2][3] Architectural historian Vincent Scully has singled it out as "probably the most important text on architecture since Le Corbusier's Toward an Architecture in 1923".[4][5]
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture marks a turning point in American architecture and architectural theory. In the early 1980s, Philip Johnson declared, with extravagant insouciance: "Venturi is the most important architect in the world today... He revolutionized architecture with Complexity and Contradiction in the 1960s. He freed us; he untied the chains with one stroke."[6]
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- ^ Book Review: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. museumbookstore.com. Retrieved 26/11/2024.
- ^ Martino Stierli. 'Complexity and Contradiction changed how we look at, think and talk about architecture'. architectural-review.com. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26/11/2024.
- ^ Charles Jencks. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Turns 50. architecturalrecord.com. May 1, 2016. Retrieved 03/12/2024.
- ^ Deborah Fausch. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. tandfonline.com. 04 Dec 2012. Retrieved 03/12/2024.
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