Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.
Phone: (215) 487-0400
Fax: (215) 487-2520
E-mail: info@vsba.com
Web: http://www.vsba.com
About the Firm
Since 1958, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates has helped to shape the course of contemporary architecture and planning. Today, VSBAs principals and staff expand on the philosophy established by its founders -- an ethic rooted in social concern, contextuality, and environmental responsibility -- to offer design thats sensitive and humane. Principals Nancy Rogo Trainer and Daniel McCoubrey, along with founding principals Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, are supported by long-time associates and an energetic staff of designers. Each project is led by its own dedicated team, with intense principal involvement throughout. VSBAs work is tremendously diverse -- from urban plans to museums, residences to decorative arts, plus a spectrum of academic planning and design -- addressed with artistry, wit, and sensitivity to tradition.
Types of Work
| 26% | Educational Facilities |
| 2% | Foodservice/Restaurant |
| 2% | Health Care/Medical |
| 7% | Historic Preservation/Restoration |
| 1% | Housing (Multi-Unit) |
| 1% | Housing (Single Family) |
| 16% | Institutional Facilities |
| 4% | Interiors |
| 6% | Lab/Research Facilities |
| 7% | Museum/Galleries |
| 6% | Office Buildings/Commercial |
| 13% | Planning |
| 1% | Public Work (Civic/Gov't) |
| 2% | Religious Facilities |
| 1% | Theater/Entertainment |
| 4% | Urban Design |
Special Services
Sustainable Design
Firm Personnel
- 18 Total Staff This Office
- 4 Architects (Registered)
- 1 Lighting Designers
- 5 Administration
Examples of Projects
Curtis Institute of Music: Music Education Building and Student Residence; UC Santa Barbara California NanoSystems Institute; Ohio State University, Biomedical Research Tower; Lehigh Valley Hospital: Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest campus projects; Congregation Beth El Synagogue; Episcopal Academy: Chapel; campus master planning for Villanova University, Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, and Williams College; Harvard University Divinity School: Rockefeller Hall Renovation; Dumbarton Oaks Library and Main House; Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Schlesinger Library renovation; University of Michigan, campus master plan and Palmer Drive Life Sciences Complex; Princeton University: Frist Campus Center and lab complex; University of Pennsylvania, campus master plan, Perelman Quadrangle, Fisher Fine Arts Library restoration, and lab complex; Dartmouth College, Baker/Berry Library and Rauner Special Collections Library; University of Kentucky, Biomedical / Biological Sciences Research Building; Yale University, Anlyan Center for Medical Research and Education; Brown University, planning for campus life; UCLA, lab complex; Provincial Capitol Building, Toulouse, France; Mielparque Nikko Kirifuri Resort, Nikko, Japan; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London; Guild House; Vanna Venturi House
Recognition / Awards
VSBA's work has received more than 140 major design awards. Among these are 9 National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects and 16 from local and state chapters, including 3 Gold Medals from the Philadelphia chapter. In 1985, the firm received the AIA's highest corporate honor, the Architectural Firm Award, for "having so profoundly influenced the direction of Modern architecture."
Contacts
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