Richard Meier retrospective at MARCO, Mexico
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The recently designed W Retreat Kanai in Mexico's Riviera Maya by Richard Meier & Partners has flagged up Meier's presence in the Latin American country. Now a retrospective of the American architect's work - held in Mexico's Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO) - follows hot on its heels, and is set to put the project in context within his vastly influential body of work.
Offering an in-depth view of Meier's design philosophy, the exhibition follows his most emblematic projects to-date. Including work of almost any type - from masterplans to furniture design - the display features a selection of models, original sketches, renderings, photographs and products, and spans everything from iconic images of the architect's work - such as the Jubilee Church in Rome and the Neugebauer Residence in Florida - to unbuilt and rarely seen competition proposals and under construction projects.
Offering in-depth view of Meier's design philosophy, the exhibition follows his most emblematic projects to-date
Set in one of the leading cultural institutions in Latin America, the Richard Meier retrospective will be on display until early 2012
The exhibition features a selection of models, original sketches, renderings, photographs and products. Seen here is a competition model for the National Library of France
Model of the Neugebauer House
Model of the Jubilee Church
Model of The Getty Center
Arp Museum in Rolandseck, Germany, 2002-2007
Photography: Roland Halbe
Armchair created for Knoll International, 1978
Armchair created for Knoll International, 1978
Section with perspective drawing of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia
Image courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
Jubilee Church in Rome’s Tor Tre Teste, Italy, 1996-2003
Photography: Scott Frances/ESTO
Richard Meier’s design for the new W Retreat Kanai in Mexico’s Riviera Maya
Rendering by Vize
A model of W Retreat Kanai
Image courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
A model of W Retreat Kanai
Image courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
Neugebauer House, Naples, Florida, 1995-1998
Photography: Scott Frances/ESTO
Sketch of the Arp Museum
Image courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
Sketch of The Getty Center
Image courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
Sketch of the Jubilee Church
Image courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
Sketch of the Neugebauer House
Image courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
Smith House, Darien, Connecticut, 1965-1967
Photography: Scott Frances/ESTO
ADDRESS
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey
Zuazua y Padre Jardón S/N
Centro 64000
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Mexico
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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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