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Meier, Richard [Edited by Werner Blaser] Translated by Timothy Nissen. [Richard Meier (born October 12, 1934) is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the colour white. A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, and San Jose City Hall].
(Book #ID 98440)
Published by Birkhauser, Basel Boston, Berlin, First Edition 1990. 1990.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dove white covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover. Square folio. 12'' x 12½''. It is no surprise that the German's should be drawn to Meier's cool update of the International Style, which derives from Mies and Le Corbusier. Contains 179 printed pages of bilingual text in German and English with full-page monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, in superb new condition. Heavy volume 2.2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0817623264
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