Summary:
The world renowned architect Richard Meier and two of his buildings, which are the Saltzman House and the Bronx Developmental Center. One could not expect that an architect of Meier's caliber would be without outside inspiration. Meier himself recounts numerous inspirations he has received from well renowned architects such as Le Corbusier, Wright, and Aalto. From Wright and Aalto he receives his inspiration for flow of space and for light.
Richard Meier, as one of the most noted architects in the late twentieth century, is a man who understands that architecture is more than an implementation of design. There is much thought that goes into the design of a project. There is an entire philosophy in fact, and Richard Meier understands that architecture is meant to do more than affect, inspire, and intrigue. His philosophy is much more abstract than that. Any inspiration from a project comes first from analyzing the entire program and implementing a response to the issues at hand, thus creating a wonderfully thought out demonstration of architecture.
Richard Meier was born in Newark, New Jersey in the year 1934. He was educated in architecture at Cornell University in New York and graduated in 1957. Upon graduation, Meier worked.....
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