have rendered this museum one of the most talked structures of the 20 th century . Wright is also the of the private homes merging with the landscape , a street , a hill or a waterfall . Nature was both a of inspiration and a challenge to overcome , and the teachers for this new generation of architects to be remembered are Le Corbusier and Mies van Der Rohe . on Brentwood Hills , the Getty Center towers over and the Pacific Ocean . One cannot help but admire the Meier faced the challenge of designing this colossal . Not only is it a cultural center , but it is also expected the role of an urban catalyst . materials fuse into a single unit : chiseled Italian in hues of beige , white marble , processed glass and -hot iron ; angles and rounded lines ascend toward and the clouds and the suspended gardens - as though building itself were striving towards total transparency , fusing matter and form . tribute to the wondrous work executed by architect and garden artist Robert Irwin . 8 , 000...
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