Building the Getty

Building the Getty

By Richard Meier
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Publication Date: 28th September 1999

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... Read More
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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... Read More
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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.
Details
  • Price: $36.95
  • Pages: 220
  • Carton Quantity: 26
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • Publication Date: 28th September 1999
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 8.25 in
  • Illustration Note: 136 b-w photographs, 4 line drawings
  • ISBN: 9780520217300
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / History / General
Author Bio
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.
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.
  • Price: $36.95
  • Pages: 220
  • Carton Quantity: 26
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • Publication Date: 28th September 1999
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 8.25 in
  • Illustrations Note: 136 b-w photographs, 4 line drawings
  • ISBN: 9780520217300
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / History / General
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.