Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
AuthorRobert Venturi
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchitecture
Published in English
1966

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture is the title of a book by the American architect Robert Venturi. It was first published in 1966 and has since been translated into 16 languages, and is considered one of the most important works of architectural literature.[1][2] 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".[3]

  1. ^ Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. ribabooks.com. Retrieved 26/11/2024.
  2. ^ Book Review: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. museumbookstore.com. Retrieved 26/11/2024.
  3. ^ 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.