Architects Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi have collaborated in design for 55 years. This year, the pair have been awarded the American Institute of Architects' highest honor, the gold medal.
Architects Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi have collaborated in design for 55 years. This year, the pair have been awarded the American Institute of Architects' highest honor, the gold medal.
Frank Hanswijk
Located in Vail, Colorado, the pair's collaborative <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventuriscottbrown.org%2Fpdfs%2FHouseinVailCO01.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">Ski House </a>is a four-story home.
Ski House in Vail (1977) —
Located in Vail, Colorado, the pair's collaborative Ski House is a four-story home.
american institute of architects
Franklin Court is located near the residence of Benjamin Franklin. Scott Brown and Venturi collaborated on a structure located outside the museum itself, and is a "<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventuriscottbrown.org%2Fpdfs%2FFranklinCourt01.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">ghost</a>" structure that represented Franklin's original home.
Franklin Court (1976) —
Franklin Court is located near the residence of Benjamin Franklin. Scott Brown and Venturi collaborated on a structure located outside the museum itself, and is a "ghost" structure that represented Franklin's original home.
Mark Cohn
VSBA designed the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventuriscottbrown.org%2Fpdfs%2FNationalGallerySainsburyWingLondon02.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">Sainsbury Wing</a>, an extension to the National Gallery which <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventuriscottbrown.org%2Fpdfs%2FNationalGallerySainsburyWingLondon02.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">hosts</a> Italian and Northern Renaissance artworks, to occupy the last open space on Trafalgar Square.
National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing (1991) —
VSBA designed the Sainsbury Wing, an extension to the National Gallery which hosts Italian and Northern Renaissance artworks, to occupy the last open space on Trafalgar Square.
Timothy-Soar
This project was <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventuriscottbrown.org%2Fpdfs%2FMielparqueNikkoKirifuriHotelSpa02.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">commissioned</a> by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It is located in the Japanese town of Nikko, and is adjacent to the Nikko National Park, a "site of ancient Buddhist and Shinto shrines."
Mielparque Nikko Kirifuri Hotel and Spa (1997) —
This project was commissioned by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It is located in the Japanese town of Nikko, and is adjacent to the Nikko National Park, a "site of ancient Buddhist and Shinto shrines."
Kawasumi Architectural Photograph Office
Founded in 1795, the Episcopal Academy relocated and expanded its campus in 2001. The academy's chapel was designed and created by both Scott Brown and Venturi in 2008 -- 60 years after Venturi had imagined creating a church for the Academy in his graduate master's degree thesis.
Episcopal Academy Chapel (2008) —
Founded in 1795, the Episcopal Academy relocated and expanded its campus in 2001. The academy's chapel was designed and created by both Scott Brown and Venturi in 2008 -- 60 years after Venturi had imagined creating a church for the Academy in his graduate master's degree thesis.
Matt Wargo
Located in Oxford Valley, Pennsylvania, the Best Products Catalog Showroom is situated in a difficult location -- by a carpark and numerous crossroads. Scott Brown and Venturi <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventuriscottbrown.org%2Fpdfs%2FBestProducts01.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">opted</a> to use a decorative facade to allow the building to stand out: it has no windows and features white and red flower patterns throughout.
Best Products Catalog Showroom (1978) —
Located in Oxford Valley, Pennsylvania, the Best Products Catalog Showroom is situated in a difficult location -- by a carpark and numerous crossroads. Scott Brown and Venturi opted to use a decorative facade to allow the building to stand out: it has no windows and features white and red flower patterns throughout.
Tom Bernard
Located in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, the Vanna Venturi House is considered a monumental structure, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventuriscottbrown.org%2Fpdfs%2FVannaVenturiHouseChestnutHillPA02.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">said to</a> have influenced future designs by their firm Venturi Scott Brown Architects (VSBA).
Vanna Venturi House (1964) —
Located in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, the Vanna Venturi House is considered a monumental structure, said to have influenced future designs by their firm Venturi Scott Brown Architects (VSBA).
Rollin-LaFrance