RICHARD MEIER Cplt Modern ARCHITECTURE Taschen Book

The great American architect's career to date

From the early days as a member of the New York Five, Richard Meier has been a central figure in contemporary architecture in the United States. With the Getty Center and more recent buildings such as the Jubilee Church in Rome, the New Yorker has cemented his reputation as a truly international figure who has expanded the horizons of contemporary American architecture while maintaining his rigorous approach to design and detailing. Known for carefully conceived grid plans and frequent use of white, Richard Meier is a master of light and space, able to adapt his style to very different circumstances and locations.

The entire span of Meier's career, right up to his most recent designs for New York and Shenzhen, is included in this exceptional volume, created in close collaboration between the architect, the author, and the eminent graphic designer Massimo Vignelli. This spectacular monograph displays Meier's work in unprecedented size and brilliance, and features a preface by the noted Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza.

About the editor and author:
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was editor-in-chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, and Álvaro Siza.

About the author:
Alberto Campo Baeza (born in Valladolid, Spain, in 1946) studied in Madrid, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1982 at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSAM). He has taught at different universities worldwide, including the ETSAM, where he has served as Head Professor of Design. Among his most important architectural works are the BIT Center on Mallorca (1998), the Caja General de Granada Headquarters (2001), the Guerrero House (Cádiz, 2005), as well as a number of private residences, such as the De Blas House, Sevilla de la Nueva (2000).

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