Richard Meier & Partners: White Is the Light - Couverture souple

Jodidio, Philip

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3836538539 ISBN 13 : 9783836538534

Editeur : Taschen America Llc, 2012

Synopsis

Let There Be Light: The work of celebrated American architect Richard Meier

 

As one of the most important contemporary architects, Richard Meier (b. 1934) is a key figure in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series. His brilliant career ranges from elegant family homes to dazzling institutional buildings like the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. This work gives an insight into the development of his œuvre starting with the early designs and culminating with his latest buildings, exploring his combination of precisely calculated proportions and high quality materials, resulting in exquisite structures and light flooded spaces.

 

About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series features:

• an introduction to the life and work of the architect
• the major works in chronological order
• information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
• a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
• approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Taschen America Llc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3836538539
• ISBN 13: 9783836538534
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: TASCHEN GmbH; contact@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53. D; K�ln; 50672; Allemagne