2013 / 2017Meier, Richard1934-creatorauthor.Frampton, Kennethwriter of introduction.Williams, Tod (Tod C.)writer of afterword.textbibliographynyu20172017monographiceng

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404 p. : ill. ; col. ; plans ; 26 cm.This comprehensive volume documents Meier's work since 2011, featuring thirty residential, commercial, and civic projects in a variety of locales, including Manhattan, Beverly Hills, the Hamptons, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Mexico City, Tel Aviv, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo, among others. Extensively illustrated and was designed by the late renowned graphic designer Massimo Vignelli, it vividly conveys the purity and power of Meier's unique and celebrated vision. The development and significance of Meier's work is discussed in an authoritative introduction by the architectural historian Kenneth Frampton. The architect himself contributes a preface that offers firsthand insight into his thought processes and working methods. A biographical chronology and selected bibliography complete this monograph on a modern American master.Preface by Richard Meier 6 -- Post Histoire & the Challenge of High Rise Form by Kenneth Frampton 8 -- Cittadella Bridge 18 -- One Beverly Hills 26 -- Flying Point Residence 38 -- Rothschild Tower 55 -- Oxfordshire Residence 76 -- Bodrum Houses 96 -- Pacific Coast Residence 128 -- Teachers Village 141 -- Harumi Residential Towers 156 -- UCLA Edie & Lew Wasserman Building 172 -- Kaplan Residence 182 -- Fire Island House 192 -- Seamarq Hotel 204 -- Leblon Offices 233 -- Reforma Towers 242 -- The Surf Club 256 -- Xin- Yi Residential Tower 277 -- Engel & Volkers Headquarters and Apartments 288 -- Parkview Office Building 296 -- Taichung Condominium Tower 305 -- Richard Meier Model Museum 312 -- Ward Village Gateway Towers 320 -- Vitrvm 331 -- I Waterline Square 341 -- Oaks Frontline Apartments 349 -- Oaks Villas 357 -- 685 First Avenue 371 -- Afterword by Tod Williams 388 -- Richard Meier Biography 391 -- Chronology 392 -- Bibliography 400 -- Collaborators 403 -- Consultants 404 -- introduction by Kenneth Frampton ; afterword by Tod Williams.Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-402).Meier, Richard1934-CatalogsMeier, Richard1934- 2000-2099 fast ArchitectureUnited StatesHistory21st centuryCatalogsArchitecture, Modern21st centuryCatalogsArchitectureArchitecture, ModernUnited StatesNA737.M44 A4 2017720.9297808478603330847860337pucpr17060720260120151005.0eng