Denise Scott Brown

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architect architecture theorist educator urban planner writer

Denise Scott Brown is a pioneering architect, urban planner, and theorist known for her influential role in postmodern architecture and her collaborative work with Robert Venturi.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architect → architecture theorist → educator → urban planner → writer →
awardReceived	AIA Gold Medal (retroactive recognition with Robert Venturi) → Jane Drew Prize → National Medal of Arts (as part of Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates projects) →
birthName	Denise Lakofski →
citizenship	South Africa → United States of America →
coAuthorOf	Architecture as Signs and Systems → Learning from Las Vegas → Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form →
coAuthorWith	Robert Venturi → Robert Venturi on Architecture as Signs and Systems → Steven Izenour →
coFounded	Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates →
countryOfBirth	Northern Rhodesia →
dateOfBirth	1931-10-03 →
educatedAt	Architectural Association School of Architecture → University of Pennsylvania → University of the Witwatersrand →
employer	University of Pennsylvania → Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates →
fieldOfWork	architectural theory → architecture → urban planning →
fullName	Denise Scott Brown →
gender	female →
influenced	architectural education → postmodern urban design →
knownFor	advocacy for recognition of women in architecture → critique of architectural modernism → use of popular culture in architectural analysis →
movement	postmodern architecture →
nationality	American → South African →
notableConcept	embrace of commercial strip and vernacular architecture → learning from the existing landscape →
notableFor	collaborative work with Robert Venturi → pioneering role in postmodern architecture →
notableWork	Architecture as Signs and Systems → Learning from Las Vegas → Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form →
placeOfBirth	Nkana, Northern Rhodesia →
positionHeld	principal at Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates →
publicationYearOfWork	1972 →
spouse	Robert Venturi →
taughtAt	University of California, Los Angeles → University of Pennsylvania → Yale University →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Franklin Court → Seattle Art Museum →	architect
Robert Venturi →	coAuthor
Denise Scott Brown →	fullName
Postmodern architecture →	hasKeyFigure
Yale School of Architecture →	hasNotableFaculty
AIA Gold Medal →	notableRecipient
Robert Venturi →	spouse