This week on Dezeen, the death of Robert Venturi, the American architect credited for spearheading the postmodernist movement, led to reflection on the importance of his work.
Along with wife and partner Denise Scott Brown, Venturi was one of the biggest champions of the postmodern style. On Dezeen, we paid tribute to the architect who coined the term "less is a bore" by rounding up seven of his best postmodern projects,
Robert Venturi's best postmodern projects include the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego extension
FAT founders Sean Griffiths and Charles Holland both wrote about the influence of Venturi on their work. Griffiths paid tribute to Venturi's pioneering impact on the industry while Holland reflected on his career of seminal research and trailblazing projects. BIG's pixelated complex of "peaks and valleys" for Toronto gains approval
In architecture news, Bjarke Ingels' BIG won planning approval for a verdant mixed-use complex in Toronto made up of undulating stacks of cubes, in a similar vein to Moshe Safdie's experimental Habitat 67 housing in Montreal.
Elsewhere in Canada, it was confirmed that the famous angled tower of Montreal's Olympic Stadium was set to be converted into glazed offices for Desjardins by local firm Provencher Roy.
Waugh Thistleton installs modular three-storey maze in V&A's Sackler Courtyard
London Design Festival was in full flow this week. Our highlights included a flat-pack furniture collection by He...