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Getty Art Centre: Los Angeles, 1984-1997
Getty Art Centre: Los Angeles, 1984-1997
Presented by :
Charu Sukheeja
B.Arch- iv yr
Philosophy
Main figure in the New York Five
Main concepts: Light, Color and Place.
Main focus - placeness: "What is it that makes a space a place."
Plain geometry, layered definition of spaces and effects of light and shade.
Forms interlaced in landscape.
Usually designs white Neo-Corbusian forms with enameled panels and glass
Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the gods from whom Meier claims stylistic
influence, and the basic form of this building -- a five- story cylinder whose
salient interior feature is a broad ramp that follows the building's curve as it
descends -- suggests Wright's Guggenheim Museum with the sides straightened
and one large slice of the layer cake removed.
Materials
Three major architectural materials:
Lighting
Conclusion
Thank You