The Getty Center: Design Process

In October 1984, following an
eighteen-month selection process, architect Richard Meier was chosen to design
the Getty Center. This book summarizes the processes involved in selecting an
architect and building site and discusses the creation of the overall architectural
program. The architectural design development drawings by Richard Meier and
Partners are the major focus of this book. Numerous photographs of the site and
of the presentation models are included. The text provides an insider's view of
the history of the building project and the design process.

Richard
Meier is the recipient of the 1984 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the
profession's most prestigious award, and is the designer of many building
projects in the United States and Europe. The Getty Center, which will occupy a
stunning 110-acre hilltop in west Los Angeles, will provide a permanent home
for the various operating entities of the J. Paul Getty Trust, including the
new Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Center for Education in the
Arts, the Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, the Art History
Information Program, and the Getty Grant Program.