Winning the competition for Frankfurt's Museum of Applied Art in '79 opened the door to a number of projects in Europe, especially as we were invited to join many design competitions.
Whiteness allows the architectural ideas to be understood most clearly - the difference between opacity and transparency, solid and void, structure a… - Richard Meier
Whiteness allows the architectural ideas to be understood most clearly - the difference between opacity and transparency, solid and void, structure a…
- Richard Meier
Architecture which enters into a symbiosis with light does not merely create form in light, by day and at night, but allow light to become form. - Richard Meier
Architecture which enters into a symbiosis with light does not merely create form in light, by day and at night, but allow light to become form.
When I am asked what I believe in, I say that I believe in architecture. Architecture is the mother of the arts. I like to believe that architecture … - Richard Meier
When I am asked what I believe in, I say that I believe in architecture. Architecture is the mother of the arts. I like to believe that architecture …
The responsibility of an architect is to create a sense of order, a sense of place, a sense of relationship. - Richard Meier
The responsibility of an architect is to create a sense of order, a sense of place, a sense of relationship.
I was in Taiwan recently and was completely amazed by the density of population. It makes New York look like no one is out on the streets. - Richard Meier
I was in Taiwan recently and was completely amazed by the density of population. It makes New York look like no one is out on the streets.
Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time. - Richard Meier
Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time.
We look at each one [project] and consider the context - what it is and what it can be - beyond the strictly functional concerns. - Richard Meier
We look at each one [project] and consider the context - what it is and what it can be - beyond the strictly functional concerns.
I think white is the most wonderful color of all, because within it one can find every color of the rainbow. - Richard Meier
I think white is the most wonderful color of all, because within it one can find every color of the rainbow.
One of the real challenges, since we're working in so many places - Mexico, Japan, Brazil - is understanding variations, both in terms of culture and… - Richard Meier
One of the real challenges, since we're working in so many places - Mexico, Japan, Brazil - is understanding variations, both in terms of culture and…
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