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First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document of architectural literature. A "gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture," Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses... Read Full Overview

First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document of architectural literature. A "gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture," Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in... Read Full Overview

Aparecido por primera vez en 1966, Complejidad y contradicci n en la arquitectura es uno de los textos de teor a de la arquitectura m s importantes de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y uno de los primeros en cuestionar de una forma global y contundente las ideas y los preceptos... Read Full Overview

First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document of architectural literature. A "gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture," Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in... Read Full Overview

Robert Venturi geh rt zu denjenigen Architekten, welche die Debatte ber die sthetik der Architektur durch Schriften und eigene Projekte wieder in Gang gebracht haben. Sein Buch ist ein Pl doyer zur Wiederaneignung des mannigfaltigen Reichtums der Baukunst, ein Damm gegen... Read Full Overview