Building the Getty

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-520-21730-0
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 205 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

This book provides a fascinating history of the planning, design, and construction of the six-building Getty Center in Los Angeles, one of the great cultural complexes to be built in our time. Writing with wit and passion, Richard Meier takes us behind the scenes of the thirteen-year-long, one-billion-dollar project.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meier, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Öffentliche Gebäude, Gewerbliche Bauten

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Meier has received the highest honors in architecture, including the 1997 Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects and the Pritzker Architecture Prize. His award-winning buildings include the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Canal + Television Headquarters in Paris, and the acclaimed Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona.