R. Meier, K. Frampton, J. Rykwert
Rizzoli | 0847819965 | 1999 | PDF | 444 pages | 57 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The third volume in Rizzoli's bestselling monograph series on the eminent modernist presents 24 of his post -1985 masterworks, including the internationally acclaimed Getty Center arts and humanities complex in Los Angeles. Other projects documented in this significant survey include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona and the Church of the Year 2000, to be built in Rome.
About the Author
Richard Meier received his architectural training at Cornell University and established his office in New York City in 1963. Since that time, his international practice has included museums, courthouses, city halls, corporate headquarters, educational facilities, and public housing in addition to private houses. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Pritzker Prize for Architecture and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.
Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Joseph Rykwert is Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania
LIST OF CONTENT
Smith House
Bronx Development Center
Douglas House
Olivetti Branch Office Prototype
The Atheneum
The Hartford Seminary
Frankfurt Museum of Art
Siemens Corporate Headquarters
The Getty Center
Westchester House
Ackerberg House
Grotta House
The Hague City Hall and Central Library
Ulm Exhibition and Assembly Building
Weishaupt Forum
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Royal Dutch Paper Mills Headquarters
Madison Square Garden Site Redevelopment
Canal+ Headquarters
Rachofsky House
Islip Courthouse
Neugebauer House
Phoenix Courthouse
Church of the Year 2000
The Richard Meier Archive
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Amazon.com Review
While architectural styles keep changing, Richard Meier is a rock of constancy, holding fast to the forms and principles of classic 20th-century modernism. His pristine white buildings, precise and articulated, proclaim that rationality and clarity still have the power to impress us in an age of unfettered stylistic experimentation. Others may seize the role of Dionysus, but he is content to be Apollo.
This is the third installment of a series of monographs on Meier's architecture; the first volume was published in 1985. It records 23 works designed or completed between 1992 and 1999. The best known of these is the legendary Getty Center in Los Angeles, but that billion-dollar Wagnerian extravaganza has not distracted Meier from turning out many other impressive structures of large and small scale, including the Hague City Hall and Central Library, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Rachovsky House in Dallas. Two-thirds of the projects are in Europe or Asia, suggesting that America may not be taking full advantage of this native son's abilities.
This large-format, square book is handsomely assembled, with 444 pages and more than 650 well-reproduced color and black-and-white photos and finely honed line drawings. Essays by architectural historians Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rykwert and a postscript by architect Arata Isozaki--all major figures in their fields--provide valuable analysis that completes this impressive volume. --John Pastier
Rizzoli | 0847819965 | 1999 | PDF | 444 pages | 57 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The third volume in Rizzoli's bestselling monograph series on the eminent modernist presents 24 of his post -1985 masterworks, including the internationally acclaimed Getty Center arts and humanities complex in Los Angeles. Other projects documented in this significant survey include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona and the Church of the Year 2000, to be built in Rome.
About the Author
Richard Meier received his architectural training at Cornell University and established his office in New York City in 1963. Since that time, his international practice has included museums, courthouses, city halls, corporate headquarters, educational facilities, and public housing in addition to private houses. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Pritzker Prize for Architecture and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.
Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Joseph Rykwert is Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania
LIST OF CONTENT
Smith House
Bronx Development Center
Douglas House
Olivetti Branch Office Prototype
The Atheneum
The Hartford Seminary
Frankfurt Museum of Art
Siemens Corporate Headquarters
The Getty Center
Westchester House
Ackerberg House
Grotta House
The Hague City Hall and Central Library
Ulm Exhibition and Assembly Building
Weishaupt Forum
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Royal Dutch Paper Mills Headquarters
Madison Square Garden Site Redevelopment
Canal+ Headquarters
Rachofsky House
Islip Courthouse
Neugebauer House
Phoenix Courthouse
Church of the Year 2000
The Richard Meier Archive
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Amazon.com Review
While architectural styles keep changing, Richard Meier is a rock of constancy, holding fast to the forms and principles of classic 20th-century modernism. His pristine white buildings, precise and articulated, proclaim that rationality and clarity still have the power to impress us in an age of unfettered stylistic experimentation. Others may seize the role of Dionysus, but he is content to be Apollo.
This is the third installment of a series of monographs on Meier's architecture; the first volume was published in 1985. It records 23 works designed or completed between 1992 and 1999. The best known of these is the legendary Getty Center in Los Angeles, but that billion-dollar Wagnerian extravaganza has not distracted Meier from turning out many other impressive structures of large and small scale, including the Hague City Hall and Central Library, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Rachovsky House in Dallas. Two-thirds of the projects are in Europe or Asia, suggesting that America may not be taking full advantage of this native son's abilities.
This large-format, square book is handsomely assembled, with 444 pages and more than 650 well-reproduced color and black-and-white photos and finely honed line drawings. Essays by architectural historians Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rykwert and a postscript by architect Arata Isozaki--all major figures in their fields--provide valuable analysis that completes this impressive volume. --John Pastier
