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The Getty Center : Richard Meier & Partners, Paperback / softback Book

The Getty Center : Richard Meier & Partners Paperback / softback

Part of the Architecture in Detail series

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The Getty Center opened in 1997 to great critical acclaim.

Located in the Brentwood Hills above Los Angeles with spectacular panoramic views of the city and the ocean below, the Center comprises the J Paul Getty Museum, five separate arts and humanities institutions, and landscaped gardens and terraces on a 110-acre site.

The complex represents a unique order of civic achievement and an intense collaboration between architect and design teams, clients and programme co-ordinators.

Richard Meier has created a cultural acropolis for the twenty-first century, striking a delicate balance between humanist, classical organization and organic forms.

This double-issue 'Architecture in Detail' volume, rich in new commissioned photography, provides a fascinating visual account of this inspiring cultural complex. Launched in 1991, the 'Architecture in Detail' series attracted immediate acclaim and now comprises more than 60 titles.

These books are highly collectable documents, each focusing in depth on a celebrated building. The series covers all sides of the vast spectrum of architecture from the past, present and future; the individual buildings are selected for their exceptional character, innovative design or technical virtuosity.

Each volume contains a definitive text by a respected author; a sequence of colour and black-and-white photographs; a series of technical drawings; and a set of essential working details.

These titles are vital to every architectural library, appealing to the professional and student alike, or indeed anyone with an appreciation of buildings.

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