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ARCHITECTURE

“The way that light traverses and cuts through
buildings is the interrogative and the principal
magic from whence Meier’s projects are born,”
states Frank Stella.
Profoundly influenced by Le Corbusier, Richard
Meier refines his principles of geometrical
progression by playing with structure, space
and elements of formal precision. His designs
can be seen as Neo-Le Corbusier, referencing
the famous French architect's early phase in
particular. Meier has also cited Frank Lloyd
Wright as a major influence.
He is everywhere: The Getty Center in Los
Angeles, The Neugebauer House in Naples,
Florida, the Jubilee Church in Rome, the
iconic Charles and Perry Street Towers in
New York City, the High Museum in Atlanta
and the Arp Museum project in Rolandseck,
Germany which traverses a mountain. They
are recognizable geometrical and spatial
compositions that reflect the continuous search
and analysis of concepts perfected over more
than half a century of constant work in the field
of architecture and design by this American
abstract artist and architect.

“I believe that architecture has the power to inspire, to
elevate the spirit, to feed both the mind and the body.
It is for me the most public of the arts.”

- Richard Meier

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