American architect. 1was born in Philadelphia on June 25th, 925, and studied at the School of Architecture of Princeton University. 1950 received a master's degree. 1954- 1956 studied at the American Art Institute in Rome, and later worked in the offices of Hostaux Nolov, E. Sha Lining and L. Kahn.

1957- 1965 teaches in the Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania. Since 1958, the same firm has been established in Philadelphia. 1964 Open a firm with Rocky. 1965 gave lectures in the Soviet union on behalf of the State Council. 1966 served as the residential architect and director of the American College of Art in Rome (1966- 197 1), and 1977 served as the consultant of the School of Architecture and Urban Design of Princeton University.

Robert venturi's works and works rival the mainstream functionalism of American architectural design in the 20th century, and become the witty and clear spokesman of unorthodox elements in the field of architecture. His works Complexity and Contradiction of Architecture (1966) and Learning from Las Vegas (1972) are regarded as declarations of postmodern architectural thoughts. He opposed Mies Van Derro's famous saying that "less is more" and thought that "less is nudity". He believes that modernist architectural language is not understood by the public, and the buildings that the public likes are often ordinary, lively, decorative and metaphorical. He believes that the appearance of Las Vegas, including narrow streets, neon lights, billboards, fast food restaurants and other trademark shapes, only reflects the public's preferences. If architects want to communicate with the public, they must learn from Las Vegas. As a result, the market culture, which was once considered as low-grade interest and the pursuit of excitement, was able to stand on the academic stage.

Robert venturi's representative works include Mother's House in Philadelphia, Franklin's Former Residence in Philadelphia, National Gallery of London, Allen Art Museum of Oberlin University in Ohio, and the reconstruction of Mabalo Branheim Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Venturi declared himself a "modern" architect, and criticized postmodernism for "only emphasizing the recycling of history and reviving the past".