The Gordon Wu hall was designed by architects Robert Venturi and his wife, Denise Scott Brown for the Princeton University. It was designed to be a dining hall for one of the dormitories, sporting a unique style elaborated to be a “visual link” between the dining hall and the other buildings as well.

The Sainsbury wing was developed by Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi for the museum of London to provide some view of postmodernism. It was first built after winning a competition and was recently awarded an AIA gold medal for its design. Complemented to feature a blend of modern and classic architectural designs.

Another of Robert Venturi’s work, however, this was his first major project as an architect. The building is also touted as one the first expressions of postmodernism. The building was finished in 1963,  it shows an ordinariness which is apparently complemented by 20th century commercialism. The building hosts 91 apartment units,  and still one of Venturi’s most popular works.

Built in 1964, the Vanna

Venturi house is located in Pennsylvania and was designed by architect, Robert Venturi. It is realized as one of the first prominent postmodern designs in the 20th century. According to the architect himself, the building is supposedly meant to represent the duality in the simple and complexity. As seen in the design,  it shows an unusual shape away from the traditional house setup, especially for its time. This unusual design however has attracted multiple accolades.

Though the architecture of the buildings are not that impressive, it is the memories that i have gained from this place that make it memorable. This was the place where i mostly spent most of my time as a teenager whether chilling with friends or going on a few dates. Aptly named the corporate place, it is a sort of outside mall with many attractions. A lovely place to always remember. Whenever i go to this place, i get an inviting feeling that makes me enjoy spending time there.

A mostly negative experience with this building. I mostly encountered this building when i was travelling with my family to and from Zimbabwe. This was mostly during the 2008 financial meltdown which left Zim economy in recession which led to the mass migration of the Zimbabwean citizen away from the country.

This meant there usually long queues that would  take  7 to 8 hours to clear. I largely disliked this place and still do. The amount of time it took just to cross border control was very time consuming and arduous. This led to some resorting to illegal means to cross the border.

This may seem like a strange choice, but i chose to include this building because it was the first world class airport i had been to, and before i hadn’t understood the scope of the place. When I arrived i was in awe of the grand scale of the place. There were also some very interesting architectural designs which i found interesting. For example the image above is one of my favorite designs from the place.

I visited the Great Zimbabwe site when i was younger with my family. It was one of the first times i had interacted with any historical site from my home country. Encountering this site brought feelings of nostalgia to some regard though i had never been there. The design of the whole place was very impressive, particularly the layout of the place. I also enjoyed learning that this layout was intentional for different uses. I look back to this experience and feel some sense of awe at the historical site