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Building the Getty
Richard Meier
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Description for Building the Getty
Paperback. Provides an history of the planning, design, and construction of the six-building Getty Center in Los Angeles, one of the great cultural complexes. This book takes us behind the scenes of the thirteen-year-long, one-billion-dollar project. Num Pages: 216 pages, 136 b/w photographs, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 467.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
466g
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520217300
SKU
V9780520217300
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Ref
99-1
About Richard Meier
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.
Reviews for Building the Getty
A fascinating and surprisingly candid account of the architect's thirteen-year struggle to complete the six-building complex.
Mary Abbe, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Mary Abbe, Minneapolis Star Tribune