Richard Meier : architect. [Vol 1], 1964/1984: introduction by Joseph Rykwert. Vol 2, 1985/1991: essays by Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rykwert

Documents the complete work, both projected and realized, of one of the original New York Five architects, whose work has won National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects. This Book Documents The Complete Architectural Work Of Richard Meier To Date. Prominently Featured Among His Built Works Are Teh Famous Neo-purist Houses Done In The 1960s And Early 1970s, And, Much More Current, His Newly Completed High Museum In Atlanta. Ample Coverage Is Also Given To Important Unbuilt Projects, Such As The Administrative Headquarters Designed In 1982 For The Renault Corporation. Presented Chronologically, The Works Are Lavishly Illustrated In Both Color And Black And White, With Full Documentation In Drawings, Photographs, And Sketches. An Extensive And Insightful Introduction By Joseph Rykwert Ranges Over Meier's Career, Tracing The Development Of Major Themes In His Work And Placing Them Into Historical Context.--front Flap. Preface -- Introduction By Joseph Rykwert -- Private Buildings And Projects: -- Smith House -- Hoffman House -- Saltzman House -- House In Pound Ridge -- House In Old Westbury -- Shamberg House -- Douglas House -- Suburban House Prototype -- Maidman House -- House In Palm Beach -- Giovannitti House -- Public Buildings And Projects: -- Westbeth Artists' Housing -- Fredonia Health And Physical Education Building -- Twin Parks Northeast Housing -- Charles Evans Industrial Buildings -- Monroe Developmental Center -- Bronx Developmental Center -- Branch Office Prototype For Olivetti -- Modification Of The Olivetti Branch Office Prototype -- Dormitory For The Olivetti Training Center -- Olivetti Headquarters Building -- Museum Of Modern Art At The Villa Strozzi -- Cornell University Undergraduate Housing -- The Atheneum -- Sara Campbell Blaffer Pottery Studio -- Manchester Civic Center -- New York School Exhibition -- Aye Simon Reading Room -- Furniture For Knoll International -- Hartford Seminary -- Clifty Creek Elementary School -- Frankfurt Museum For The Decorative Arts -- Somerset Condominiums -- High Museum Of Art -- Renault Administrative Headquarters -- Internationale Bauausstellung Housing -- Des Moines Art Center Addition -- Lingotto Factory Conversion -- Office Building For Siemens -- Postscript By John Hejduk -- Biographical Chronology -- Selected Bibliography -- Photographers -- Collaborators. [v. 1]. 1964/1984. -- V. 2. 1985/1991. Introduction By Joseph Rykwert. Bibliography: P. 407-411. "This book documents the complete architectural work of Richard Meier to date. Prominently featured among his built works are the famous neo-Purist houses done in the 1960s and early 1970s, and, much more current, his newly completed High Museum in Atlanta. Ample coverage is also given to important unbuilt projects, such as the administrative headquarters designed in 1982 for the Renault Corporation. Presented chronologically, the works are lavishly illustrated in both color and black and white, with full documentation in drawings, photographs, and sketches. An extensive and insightful introduction by Joseph Rykwert ranges over Meier's career, tracing the development of major themes in his work and placing them into historical context."--Front flap