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Venturi only created a reputation for himself by writing one book that denigrated his teacher, Paul Rudolph - a much more important architect. As for the Venturis' own work - it just got worse and worse until it became pure kitsch. Take a look at their "American quilts" for God's sake. They don't deserve the Pritzker Prize or any other sort of prize. They only deserve to be forgotten (which they quickly will be) Their hideous extension to the National Gallery in London, which is simply a rehash of their Seattle Art Museum, makes it deeply unpleasant when one wants to go and look at some particular Renaissance painting, such as the St. Jerome by Antonello da Messina.