书目

RichardMeierHouses1962/1997

内容简介

Thisoversizedbookpresents14builtAmericanhousesbyoneoftheworld'smostinfluentialandwidelyemulatedarchitects.Newcolorinteriorandexteriorphotographyaswellasdrawings,plans,clients'personalreflections,andthearchitect'sinsightaccompanyeachhouse.WithachronologyofallofMeier'sbuiltandunbuiltresidentialprojects,thisisamostbeautifulandvaluablereferenceforadmirersofhiswork.,RichardMeier,oneofAmerica'smostinfluentialandwidelyemulatedarchitects,beganhiscareerintheearly1960sdesigningprivatehousesandresidentialprojectswhoseelegantmoderniststyleandwhitefacadeshavebecomeiconsofmodernarchitecture.Renownedasthedesigneroflargeprojectsthroughouttheworld,suchastheFrankfurtMuseumfortheDecorativeArts,theGettyCenterinLosAngeles,andTheHagueCityHallandCentralLibrary,MeiersetastyleallhisowninsuchmemorablehousesashisexquisiteSmithHouseof1967,onthecoastofConnecticutinDarien;hisspaciouscountryhouseinOldWestbury,onLongIsland;andhisspectacularDouglasHousefacingLakeMichiganinHarborSprings.
ThisbeautifullyphotographedvolumeisthefirstevertodocumentMeier'scompleteresidentialoeuvre,showcasingfourteenofhisbuilthousesintheUnitedStateswithstunningcolorinteriorandexteriorphotography,drawingsandplans,andtheclients'personalreflectionsaswellasMeier'sowninsightfulcommentaryoneachhouse.

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