Robert Venturi American Academy in Rome Photographs 1954 195 6 Ova the course of Robcn Vcnturi's two-year fdlowshir at rhe.
would soon come to be associated with \'cnturi 's work, including
American ACH.kmy in Rome, rhe young architect rra\"l::llcd cxrcnsivdy
his apparent fascination with urban facaLi<.:s. with the street :.md
:ICro.sS nor only hal)' bur the whole of Europe and north Afri cL Illustrated in the.: fo llowing pages is a selection of il11J,gcs from rh!.;sc
perhaps Illore than anything else, with a commitment {() the idea that photographs of buildings should be animated by their users :lI1d
trip " - photographs that rcn.:a l archircc(lIral and
human context.
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