Our spotlight on the houses, museums, high-rises and other works by the famed architect.
richard meier’s famous ‘douglas house’, completed in 1973, has been included on the united states national register of historic places - becoming part of a select list of cultural resources deemed worthy of preservation.
Image 9 of 12 from gallery of 'Richard Meier - Architecture and Design' Retrospective Exhibition. Photograph by Scott Frances
Fifty years after opening his firm, the celebrated American architect discusses some of his iconic buildings, his influences, and the enduring power of white
Jubilee Church | Richard Meier & Partners: its 3 shells imply the Holy Trinity, the reflecting pool symbolizes the role of water in the sacrament of Baptism
The renowned architect thinks big in his minimalist space. (Hint: No computers allowed.)
Discover Richard Meier architect designed Architecturally Significant Modern Estate Home and see all photographs of The Rachofsky House.
Five decades after completing the iconic Smith House in Connecticut, Richard Meier talks with AD about designing buildings that last
Imagen 6 de 26 de la galería de Shenzhen Clubhouse / Richard Meier. © Richard Meier Architects
richard meier & partners has unveiled new visuals of its first residential project in the czech republic, the new oaks prague villas.
Archinect image gallery.
Image 11 of 11 from gallery of Exhibition: Picture, Tower, Building – Richard Meier and the Ulm Minster. Photograph by Roland Halbe
Image 8 of 9 from gallery of AD Classics: The Atheneum / Richard Meier & Partners. Axonometric, Courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Richard Meier exhibition and installation at Fondazione Bisazza
An exhibition at the Ulm Stadthaus in Germany examines architect Richard Meier’s prolific career
Approaching the front entrance. Photo ©Darren Bradley After visiting Richard Meier's Getty Center last week, I was reminded of our own Meier building here in San Diego. Alas, it's not quite as entertaining or culturally significant as, say, a world class museum. But it is certainly a welcome addition to our downtown core. It's the new federal courthouse. The west elevation is perhaps the most "Meier-like" side of the building, and really emphasizes its narrow footprint. The tall, dark beige building behind it is the federal prison. Photo ©Darren Bradley Long-time residents of San Diego will know that this new courthouse is a long time in coming. It was originally planned to be built over ten years ago. Here's an article announcing that it would finally be built after years of delay... The article was written in 2005. But the Federal government works at its own pace, and there were also several lawsuits and budget crises that caused various delays. Construction finally began in 2010 and it was completed around the first of November of last year (2012). It's interesting how, seen from this side (north east), the building appears much wider. Photo ©Darren Bradley In this culture and climate of fear that we live in these days, most government buildings (especially federal) seem to be built like fortresses or bunkers. So its refreshing to see one that's so open to the street, with so much glass. Photo ©Darren Bradley It was initially planned to be 22 storeys tall, but was pared down to 16 (those budget cuts, again!). I love those wings wrapping around the west and north sides. Photo ©Darren Bradley Here's another shot from the west (street) elevation. Probably the most Meier-like side of the building, and very similar to the tram station elevator structure at the Getty. Took this shot while walking by on my way to a meeting. Shot with an Olympus Trip 35 vintage point & shoot film camera and Fuji slide film. Photo ©Darren Bradley Here's the tram station from the Getty: That wing on the right of the building is clearly drawn by the same hand as the one on the side of the courthouse. Photo ©Darren Bradley If you look closely at the right side of that photo of the courthouse that I took with the little film camera, you can see that it hints at something unexpected in the plaza on the other side of the building... the entrance hall. The main entry is located in a glassed-in atrium at the end of a long ramp from Broadway, and overlooks this pedestrian plaza. Photo ©Darren Bradley Sitting at the southeast corner of the building, the delicate, transparent curvaceousness of the structure is sexy, and a nice contrast to the severe right angles of the rest of the building. Not your typical federal courthouse building. Photo ©Darren Bradley There's no access from the plaza here. The main entrance is at the top of a long ramp (seen above, in upper right corner here). Photo ©Darren Bradley I walk through here fairly often, and the it seems like most of the people working in the building like it quite a bit. But I do hear a frequent complaint about how there are no stairs to make it easy to get from the entrance/exit to/from the plaza. Instead, you have to walk down a series of long ramps through hedgerows such as this gentleman: Negotiating the hedge maze ramps down into the plaza. Very grainy because of the high speed of the film I was using. Photo ©Darren Bradley Here's a shot to show the nice contrast between the two structures: Another shot taken with my point & shoot film camera. Photo ©Darren Bradley And while we're looking up, here's a shot of the south west elevation... Again with 35mm slide film, taken with a vintage early 1970s Olympus point & shoot. Photo ©Darren Bradley Since I've not had the pleasure (or the misfortune) of being inside, I don't have any interior photos. Instead, I'll leave you with this parting shot: Photo ©Darren Bradley
All the houses will be orientated so as to make the most of the site's uninterrupted views towards the village and sea
Image 1 of 11 from gallery of AD Classics: Douglas House / Richard Meier & Partners. Photograph by AIA
Hovering over the shores of Lake Michigan, the Douglas House was built by Richard Meier in 1971-1973 for Jim and Jean Douglas. The house is gently placed on
Fifty years after opening his firm, the celebrated American architect discusses some of his iconic buildings, his influences, and the enduring power of white
Richard MEIER - (1996) - MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, Spain) Look more in a [HD] Video on YouTube: youtu.be/x-ofA4m_Gq4?hd=1
When illustrator and artist Saul Lambert approached Richard Meier with a budget of about $10,000, the architect turned to a Michigan prefabricated log cabin manufacturer: “I figured, if they could do it for a log cabin, they could do it for a modern home!” Photo courtesy Richard Meier & Partners...
The man known for his modern, white, geometrically intricate buildings spends his summers in a simple, cedar-shingled farmhouse built in 1907 that he bought from the family of the original owners in 1984. On a July afternoon, Mr. Meier was in his study there, painting watercolors.
Image 2 of 41 from gallery of Oxfordshire Residence / Richard Meier & Partners. Photograph by Hufton+Crow
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Fifty years after opening his firm, the celebrated American architect discusses some of his iconic buildings, his influences, and the enduring power of white
Fue Premio Pritzker en el año 1984, gracias a sus espectaculares casas y museos de estilo moderno como el MACBA de Barcelona o la Fundación Getty de Los Angeles.
richard meier’s famous ‘douglas house’, completed in 1973, has been included on the united states national register of historic places - becoming part of a select list of cultural resources deemed worthy of preservation.
Welcome center for the Crystal Cathedral Campus in los Angeles designed by Architect Richard Meier 2003. (This is located within the Crystal Cathdral Campus along with buildings by Philip Johnson and Neutra.)
