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Synopsis
This volume completes the documentation of the planning, design, and construction of the Getty Center begun in The Getty Center (1991). Designed by Richard Meier and Partners, the Getty Center sits atop a stunning 110-acre hilltop in west Los Angeles and is the new home for the Museum, the five Institutes, and the Grant Program that make up the J. Paul Getty Trust.
The book includes a series of essays that underscore the challenges faced by architect, contractor, and owner working collaboratively. A chronology identifies the key dates and events in the design and construction process. Extensively illustrated with photographs by several accomplished photographers, site drawings from Richard Meier and Partners, and Robert Irwin's drawings of the Central Gardens, the book presents readers with an insider's view of the making of the Getty Center."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Ada Louise Huxtable was architecture critic at the "New York Times" from 1963 to 1982. Among the books she has written are "Classical New York" and "Pier Luigi Nervi".
Richard Meier's first book, Terrain Vague, was selected by Tomaz Salamun for the Verse Prize and published by Verse Press in 2001. He lives in Orfordville, Wisconsin and teaches at Columbia College Chicago.
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- PublisherGetty Publications
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0892364637
- ISBN 13 9780892364633
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages168
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Condition: Como nuevo. : Este libro documenta la planificación, el diseño y la construcción del Getty Center. El Getty Center, diseñado por Richard Meier and Partners, se encuentra en una colina de 110 acres en el oeste de Los Ángeles y es la nueva sede del Museo, los cinco Institutos y el Grant Program que conforman el J. Paul Getty Trust. El libro incluye una serie de ensayos que subrayan los retos a los que se enfrentan el arquitecto, el contratista y el propietario que trabajan en colaboración. Una cronología identifica las fechas y los acontecimientos clave del proceso de diseño y construcción. Está ampliamente ilustrado con fotografías de varios fotógrafos de renombre, dibujos del emplazamiento de Richard Meier and Partners y dibujos de los jardines centrales de Robert Irwin, el libro presenta a los lectores una visión interna de la realización del Getty Center. EAN: 9780892364633 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Arte y Cultura Título: Making Architecture: The Getty Center Autor: Harold Williams| Ada Louise Huxtable| Stephen D. Rountree| Richard Meier Editorial: Getty Publications Idioma: en Páginas: 168 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-10-14-dedf13ff
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