Dimensions
297 x 297 x 15mm
The Getty Center (Los Angeles, 1984-97) opened in 1997 to great critical acclaim. Located in the Brentwood Hills above Los Angeles, with spectacular panoramic views of the city and the ocean below, the Getty Center comprises the J Paul Getty Museum, five separate arts and humanities institutions, and landscaped gardens and terraces on a 110-acre site.
The Getty Center represents an intense collaboration between architect and design teams, clients and programme co-coordinators. Richard Meier has created a cultural acropolis for the twenty-first century, striking a balance between humanist, classical organisation and organic forms. This double-edition 'Architecture In Detail' volume, rich in new commissioned photography, provides a fascinating visual account of this inspiring cultural complex.
'Architecture In Detail' is a superbly photographed and technically informative series of monographs which embraces a broad spectrum of internationally renowned buildings, drawn predominantly from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Each sixty-page volume contains a lucid text by a respected author; a sequence of large-format, high-quality colour and black and white photographs; a comprehensive set of technical drawings and working details; and a complete bibliography and chronology, thus making these books the definitive work on the subject. They are essential purchases for enthusiasts, practitioners and students alike.
