Building the Getty
1st Edition
Published on 28. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-520-21730-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
136 b-w photographs, 4 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-21730-0 (9780520217300)
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Person
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.