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...also succeeds as a speaker. Richard Meier managed to keep a packed auditorium of impatient, trendsetting, party hoppers thoroughly entertained for more than an hour. He kept me, with my coat and scarf still on and my bag still around my neck, squeezed between people who were tall enough to prevent my view both of Richard Meier and his slides, happily standing...
...Richard Meier's talk was both a benefit to those who idolize him and got to hear his personal views on his work, and to those who were previously ignorant of him and were provided with a concise and thorough history...
...Richard Meier's design is, admittedly, a drastic departure from that of the traditional Gothic Cathedral which had previously served a similar unifying purpose, but his building acknowledges this issue by referring to the cathedral in his own work. The Cathedral is omnipresent throughout the Stadthaus because it can be seen at all times through the skylights...
...Richard Meier concluded his remarks for the evening by discussing the Getty Center. As is the case for most contemporary architectural projects, Meier had to win a competition to be chosen. When the tedious 14-year project began, the pool consisted of 100 architects. This was narrowed to 30 then to three and then...
...center is like a campus; it constitutes a cluster of many buildings, all of which Meier designed. Here the public parts of the complex are aligned with the freeway and UCLA, while the areas with more private needs (i.e. the library) are on the residential seaside. He aimed to use the outdoor spaces in this development just as much as the indoor spaces. Considering the elaborate arrival area, which allows visitors to rest, eat and plan outside before entering the complex, as just one of many examples--I think he succeeded...