Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf

Another architectural delight of Düsseldorf's is Richard Meier's 2001 Peek & Cloppenburg department store:

Museum für Angewandte Kunst

Floor plan of Richard Meier's 1985 Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt-am-Main:

Pattern on the carpet inside the museum:

The ramp

Arrived at Berlin today, after 4 hours on a fast ICE train.  Haven't had time to visit any places yet.  In fact, most galleries are closed on Mondays anyway.  I've got my next two weeks in Berlin.  So there's no need to hurry.  Maybe I'll just write something from yesterday.

Like Le Corbusier, the ramp is a major element in many of Richard Meier's designs - both elegant and functional.  His 1985 Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt:

Meier's squares vs Ungers's squares

It's been an architecture day for me in Frankfurt.  I spent most of my day just visiting two signature buildings by two of my favourite architects.  I stayed for three hours in each of these two museums, not quite distracted by their exhibits but totally obsessed by the ubiquitous square in their design language.

Richard Meier's 1985 Museum für Angewandte Kunst:

O.M. Ungers's 1984 Deutsches Architekturmuseum:

Meier Barcelona

I visited one of my favourite buildings by Richard Meier in Barcelona the first time in 2003.  Meier's buildings always look good in axonometric drawings.

Meier's 1995 Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona:

Image from Richard Meier Works and Projects, Editorial Gustavo Gili 1997

Meier Atlanta

When I went to Atlanta for a conference in 2007, I took the chance to visit one of the signature buildings by my favourite architect Richard Meier.  His drawings are at least as impressive as the actual building ...

Meier's 1983 High Museum of Art, Atlanta:

Images from Richard Meier Works and Projects, Editorial Gustavo Gili 1997

Douglas House

Richard Meier's timeless Douglas House from 1973 is one of my favourites from this great architect.  Its roof plan:

Meier's neo-Corbusian white structures

I saw another Richard Meier's building today.  Its white sculptural structure with enameled and glass panels is unmistakable even from a distance.  His Euregio-Geschäftshaus, completed in 1998 and locally known as the White Plaza, is another architectural jewel Basel proudly wears:

Meier's works always reflect a strong influence of the great master of modern architecture Le Corbusier.  I am ready for some Corbusian structures tomorrow ...

Meier Frankfurt

Richard Meier is one of my favourite architects.  I love not only his designs but also his axonometric drawings.  I visited his Museum für Angewandte Kunst when I travelled to Germany the first time in 2005.

Meier's 1985 Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt-am-Main:

Image from Richard Meier Works and Projects, Editorial Gustavo Gili 1997