The Getty Center
Architectural design
By: Richard Meier
Date: 1997
Source: The Getty Center. AP/Wide World Photos. Image no. LA104 2340848.
About the Architect: Richard Meier (1930–) was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Cornell University and worked with several architectural firms before establishing his own practice in 1963. Meier first won national acclaim in 1965 for his design of the Smith House in Darien, Connecticut. He added to his reputation in 1979, with the opening of his Visitors' Center at the utopian community of New Harmony, Indiana. In 1984, Meier became the youngest architect ever to be awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize. He won the AIA Gold Medal in 1997.
Introduction
One of the "New York Five," a group of architects who gained public attention in 1975, Richard Meier creates designs informed by neo-modern beliefs. His school represents a...
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