Richard Meier and Robert Irwin, in detail

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Meier's ramp


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Irwin's ramp


The overall design of the Getty Center is that of Richard Meier, but Robert Irwin was commissioned to create its Central Garden. Both jobs cried out for gently-sloping walking ramps, but each man arrived at an elegant solution appropriate to his own creation. Together they approach or surround a cultural temple atop a beautiful sun-drenched acropolis.


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Published on August 7, 2004 4:44 PM.

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