Meier, Richard
Meier, Richard4625 East 50 North
Columbus, Indiana 47203
United States
Richard Meier is associated in Columbus, Indiana, with Clifty Creek Elementary School, completed in 1982. One of the leading figures of late twentieth-century American architecture, Meier became known for a highly disciplined modernism defined by luminous white surfaces, geometric clarity, and carefully ordered space. In Columbus, Clifty Creek Elementary adapts that design language to a public school setting, combining white-glazed and gray aggregate block with abundant natural light on a sloping site. Meier studied architecture at Cornell University and, early in his career, worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Marcel Breuer before establishing his own practice. His major honors include the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the AIA Gold Medal.
Columbus, Indiana projects
• Clifty Creek Elementary School, 4625 East 50 North, 1982.
Honors
• Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1984.
• AIA Gold Medal, 1997.
Work in Columbus
Clifty Creek Elementary4625 East 50 North
Columbus, Indiana 47203
United States
4625 East 50 North Columbus, Indiana 47203