Robert Venturi

Architecture American 1925 – 2018 100 quotes

An American architect and theorist, he was a leading figure in the postmodern movement, known for his book 'Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture' and the phrase 'less is a bore'.

Quotes by Robert Venturi

Architecture should delight as well as function.

Book 1966

Vanna Venturi House symbolizes complexity.

Interview 1964

I am influenced by both high and low culture.

Book 1972

The strip is architecture's future.

Book 1972

Tradition is not nostalgia; it's a tool.

Book 1996

We need buildings that tell stories.

Book 1972

Modernism's purity is a myth.

Book 1966

Collaboration with Denise has been key.

Interview 1980

I enjoy the contradictions in my work.

Book 1966

Las Vegas teaches us about signage.

Book 1972

The past is prologue to the present.

Book 1966

Design for the automobile age.

Book 1972

Wit in architecture is underrated.

Book 1966

I prefer eclectic over dogmatic.

Interview 1982

The ordinary landscape is fascinating.

Book 1972

Architecture evolves with society.

Book 1996

My mother's house changed my views.

Interview 1964

Celebrate the commercial vernacular.

Book 1972

Complexity brings richness to life.

Book 1966

Postmodernism is about inclusivity.

Speech 1980