Provides an history of the planning, design, and construction of the six-building Getty Center in Los Angeles, one of the great cultural complexes. This book ta

In October 1984, following an eighteen-month selection process, architect Richard Meier was chosen to design the Getty Center. This book summarizes the processe

This timely volume brings together case studies that address the urgent need to manage energy use and improve thermal comfort in modern buildings while preservi

Provides a history of the buildings that have housed the Getty Museum collections, overviews the collections themselves, and offers a biography of J. Paul Getty

The original Getty Museum, housed in a replica of a Roman Villa on a site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is one of Los Angeles's most treasured landmarks. Close