subject: An Icon Lecture by Richard Meier & 16 Distinguished speakers on Design & Informal Cities [print this page] An Icon Lecture by Richard Meier & 16 Distinguished speakers on Design & Informal Cities
Richard Meier (born October 12, 1934) is anAmerican architect, whoserationalistbuildings make prominent use of the color white. He is amaster architect and recipient of the Pritzke Architecture Prize, is noted his modernist style. In 1984, Meier was awarded thePritzker Prize.In 2008, he won the gold medal in architecture from the Academy of Arts and Letters and his work Jesolo Lido Village was awarded theDedalo Minosse International Prize for commissioning a building.Meier is a Senior Fellow of theDesign Futures Council
Meier was born inNewark, New Jersey.He earned aBachelor of Architecturedegree from Cornell Universityin 1957, worked forSkidmore, Owings and Merrillbriefly in 1959, and then for Marcel Breuerfor three years, prior to starting his own practice inNew Yorkin 1963. Identified as one ofThe New York Fivein 1972, his commission of theGetty CenterinLos Angeles, California catapulted his popularity into the mainstream.
Much of Meier's work builds on the work of architects of the early to mid-20th century, especially that ofLe Corbusierand, in particular, Le Corbusier's early phase. Meier has built more using Corbusier's ideas than anyone, including Le Corbusier himself. Meier expanded many ideas evident in Le Corbusier's work, particularly theVilla Savoyeand the Swiss Pavilion.
In this lecture he talks about how basic geometries, layered definitions of space and effects of light shade allowed creation of clear and comprehensible architecture.
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