Robert Venturi Quote

The essential purpose of the interiors of buildings is to enclose rather than direct space, and to separate the inside from the outside


9. The Inside and the Outside - Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)


The essential purpose of the interiors of buildings is to enclose rather than direct space, and to separate the inside from the outside

The essential purpose of the interiors of buildings is to enclose rather than direct space, and to separate the inside from the outside

The essential purpose of the interiors of buildings is to enclose rather than direct space, and to separate the inside from the outside

The essential purpose of the interiors of buildings is to enclose rather than direct space, and to separate the inside from the outside