After practicing his art in various firms for a few years he started his own practice in 1963. Being one of so called “The New Your Five” – a promising group of young top residential architects in Miami (him and Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, John Hejduk) Meier paved his way into architectural stardom by designing the Getty Center in LA. Currently, Meier’s firm is running numerous projects from Shanghai and Tel Aviv to Berlin and Paris.
Richard Meier is heavily influenced by the mid 20-th century architects. Le Corbusier is one of those apparent influencers. The color white is Richard Meier’s main inspiration and architectural signature. The white rooftops of Mediterranean villas contrasting with the ultramarine blue of the sea and cypress green of the hills – that the ultimate vision, which Meier is trying to reconstruct in the boundaries of the urban environment.
Richard Meier is the accolade of numerous prestigious awards. In 1984, he was awarded the Pritzker Prize. He remains one of the prominent and sought-after architects in the world. His recent project – “Meier on Rothschild” in the beating heart of Tel Aviv’s city has all the credentials of becoming yet another iconic evidence of the architect’s incredible “Vision in White”.
At 76, Richard Meier remains as energetic and inspired as ever and we can certainly hope for many marvelous architectural gems from this master in the future.
After practicing his art in various firms for a few years he started his own practice in 1963. Being one of so called “The New Your Five” – a promising group of young architects (him and Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, John Hejduk) Meier paved his way into architectural stardom by designing the Getty Center in LA. Currently, Meier’s firm is running numerous projects from Shanghai and Tel Aviv to Berlin and Paris.
Richard Meier is heavily influenced by the mid 20-th century architects. Le Corbusier is one of those apparent influencers. The color white is Richard Meier’s main inspiration and architectural signature. The white rooftops of Mediterranean villas contrasting with the ultramarine blue of the sea and cypress green of the hills – that the ultimate vision, which Meier is trying to reconstruct in the boundaries of the urban environment.
Richard Meier is the accolade of numerous prestigious awards. In 1984, he was awarded the Pritzker Prize. He remains one of the prominent and sought-after architects in the world. His recent project – “Meier on Rothschild” in the beating heart of Tel Aviv’s city has all the credentials of becoming yet another iconic evidence of the architect’s incredible “Vision in White”.
At 76, Richard Meier remains as energetic and inspired as ever and we can certainly hope for many marvelous architectural gems from this master in the future.
