Making Architecture: The Getty Center

Preface by Harold M. WilliamsEssays by Richard Meier, Stephen D. Rountree, and Ada Louise Huxtable This volume completes the documentation of the planning, design, and construction of the Getty Center begun in The Getty Center: Design Process. Designed by Richard Meier & Partners, the Getty Center sits atop a stunning 110-acre hilltop in west Los Angeles and is home to the entities that make up the J. Paul Getty Trust. The book includes a series of essays by individuals who have had important roles throughout the course of the project. A chronology identifies the key dates and events in the design and construction process. Extensively illustrated with photographs by several accomplished photographers, site drawings from Richard Meier & Partners, and Robert Irwin's drawings of the Central Gardens, the book presents readers with an insider's view of the making of the Getty Center. Harold Williams was the chief operating officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust during the planning, des