Richard Meier

Richard Meier is an american architect which was born in october 12 1934, in the city of Newark, new Jersey. In 1957, Meier receives his Bachelor of Architecture, from Cornell University. He worked in other firms, but in 1963 he starts to practice by himself in the city of New York. Later on he creates his own firm which is named richard Meier and Partners Architects, which are currently located in New York, Los angeles with current projects ranging from China and Tel aviv to Paris and Hamburg. 

Meier is considered to be very influenced by Le Corbusier's architecture. It is even said that Meier has built more projects using Le Corbusier's principles than Le Corbusier himself. Clearly he has created this type of architecture which defines him, that not only has Le Corbusier's influence but also from other designers such as Mies Van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Luis Barragán. 

At the age of 49 Meier was the youngest architect to receive his profession's highest accolade, the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Wining this prize allowed him to have a bigger influence in the world of architecture and is names one of the twentieth century's most important commissions, for the design of The Getty Center, the Los Angeles art complex. 

Other Projects

Smith House, Darien, Connecticut, 1967 

Douglas House, Harbor Springs, Michigan, 1973 

The Atheneum, New Harmony, Indiana, 1979

High Museum of Art, Atlanta Georgia, 1983

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All pictures were taken form: http://www.pritzkerprize.com/1984/works

http://www.detail-online.com/architecture/news/richard-meier-50th-anniversary-of-a-prolific-architecture-career-020567.html

http://www.pritzkerprize.com/1984/bio