Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Robert Venturi
Born: June 25, 1925
Died: September 18, 2018 (aged 93)
Bio: Robert Charles Venturi, Jr. was an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, and one of the major architectural figures in the twentieth century.
Known for:
- Learning from Las Vegas (1972)