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Since its completion in 1997, the Getty
Center in Los Angeles, California, has received much press
and praise, primarily centering on Richard
Meier's building designs. Equally important, though not
afforded as much attention, is the landscape around the buildings,
particularly the Central Garden by artist Robert Irwin. If
any aspect of Irwin's design has received attention, it has
been the tension between Meier and the artist over the latter's
credibility and eventual design of the garden. At over 130,000
square feet, the garden plays a major role in linking the
buildings while also drawing attention away from them. It
is this aspect, and Meier's desired control, that detracted
from the worthiness of the landscaping and Central Garden,
something that should have been collaborative and fruitful.
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