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Richard Meier & Partners Architects Model Museum
http://www.richardmeier.com
Address
475 10th Avenue 6th Floor
New York NY NY 10018
USA
fon: 212 | 967 DW: 6060, fax: | 212 | 967-3207
Contact
Laura Galvanek
l.galvanek@richardmeier.com
Founded
Opened to the public seasonally since 2007
Staff
Number of staff: 1 full time and 1 part time in Archives
Collection
The Richard Meier & Partners Architects Model Museum offers a rare glimpse into the model-making and architectural process of the firm. The model archive occupies 3600-square feet and features works from the 1960s to the present. Most prominent in the museum are large scale presentation models and study models of the Getty Center in Los Angeles, an institution widely regarded as Mr. Meier´s most ambitious project and one that required fifteen years to complete. The collection also includes the first model for the Smith House in Connecticut, one of the early works that established Mr. Meier´s reputation, a series of unbuilt projects such as a 1981 design for the Renault Headquarters in France, prototypes for furniture and product design as well as collages and sculptures composed of discarded Getty Center Model pieces.
Collection Policy
The Richard Meier Archive is an invaluable resource that contains the entire professional history of the firm including sketches/drawings, photographs, and models, as well as collages, sculptures and other art created by the Principial Richard Meier. The archive has been maintained for over 40 years.
Opening Hours
By appointment every Friday between 10:00 am-4:00 pm from May to August. The Model Museum is located in Long Island City. Directions are sent when appointments are confirmed by Archivist.
Library
This part of the collection is not open to the public.
Exhibition
Permanent exhibition: part of the model archive is on view
Institution organizes traveling exhibitions and loans of archival materials.
Publications
Richard Meier, Taschen, 2010
Richard Meier Architect 5, Rizzoli, 2009
Richard Meier & Partners: Complete Works 1963-2008, Taschen, 2008
Richard Meier, Motta, 2008
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