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By Richard Meier!
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Richard Meier!
Born on October 12, 1934
Newark, New Jersey, US
Richard Meier!
Graduated Cornell University with a Bachelor
of Architecture in 1957
Awards
Pritzker
Pritzker Prize 1984
AIA Gold Medal 1997
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Influences
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
Alvar Aalto
Mies Van der Rohe
3 main characteristics
Dynamic style
Modern, pure, organic
and elegant design
White
Natural light
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White is the most wonderful color
because within it you can see all the
colors of the rainbow. The whiteness
of white is never just white; it is almost
always transformed by light and that
which is changing; the sky, the clouds,
the sun and the moon.!
Richard Meier!
Prism Experiment, Newton!
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Douglas House!
Video: location
Google Earth!
3490 South Lakeshore Drive, Harbor Springs, Michigan, MI, USA!
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wind direction!
Lake Michigan!
! House adapted to site!
! Dialogue between the whiteness
of the house and the green-bluenatural environment!
! Distant relative of Smith House!
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S. Lakeshore Dr.!
solar orientation!
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Video: Street view !
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Douglas House Entrance!
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Douglas House View from the top (Google Earth)!
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Douglas House View from Lake Michigan!
Roof level!
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Upper level!
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Lower level!
Plan!
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Basement!
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Structure!
Plan!
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! Column distinguishes
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negative; private and public!
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Enclosure!
Plan!
! Front public / Back private!
! Public: external
extroverted expression!
! Private: internal
introverted expression!
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Materials!
Wood!
Steel!
Section!
Concrete!
Glass!
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Program!
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Lighting!
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Circulation!
Plan!
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Circulation!
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View from
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Other views from the house!
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9AM / 12PM / 3PM
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9AM / 12PM / 3PM
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References!
Dahabreh, S. (n.d.). Douglas House: The formation of a language. Retrieved from: [Link]
SSS9_2013_REF002_P.pdf
Dwell. (2011). Icon: Douglas House by Richard Meier. Retrieved from: [Link]
Richard Meier Douglas House. (1975). Japan: A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo Co., Ltd.
Jongman-Sereno, M. (n.d.). Assignment 3. Retrieved from: [Link]
Minner
Minner, K. (2011). Restoring a Classic: Richard Meiers Douglas House. Retrieved from: [Link]
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Richard Alan Meier, Faia (1934-). (n.d.). Retrieved from: [Link]
Richard Meier Architect. (1978). New York: Oxford University Press.
Welton, J. (2011). On the Waterfront. Retrieved from: [Link]
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