Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document in architectural literature. As Venturi's ""gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture,"" Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in the most compelling and original terms the postmodern rebellion against the purism of modernism. Three hundred and fifty architectural photographs serve as historical comparisons and illuminate the author's ideas on creating and experiencing architecture. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture was the winner of the Classic Book Award at the AIA's Seventh Annual International Architecture Book Awards.

文丘里是费城的文丘里-斯科特联合公司的合伙人。他曾执教于耶鲁大学及宾夕法尼亚大学，并曾是罗马美国学院的成员，后来成为该校的住校建筑师。他的著作、教学工作和建筑工作曾决定性地影响了全世界范围内的年轻建筑师。《建筑的复杂性与矛盾性》自1996年首次出版以来，已经以16种语言的文字出版发行，并已成为建筑著作中的重要文献。他还著有《一类建筑中的影像学与电子学》，并与他人合著了《向拉斯维加斯学习》一书。