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Classical thinkers imagined the physical world to be composed of earth, air, fire, and water. Victoria Meyers '75 reinterprets this classical understanding in Four States of Architecture (J. Wiley and Sons, London) which presents the work of her architectural firm, Hanrahan & Meyers, Architects. In this monograph, the four states become ground, atmosphere, the color of light, and horizon. Using these four concepts, Meyers groups the projects of Hanrahan & Meyers and shows how each embodies these characteristics of the natural world.
The 14 projects explored include five individual residences, three performing arts spaces, three galleries, two museums, and an urban design project. The architects use wood, stone, glass, and metals in finished and raw states.
Meyers and her husband and partner, Thomas Hanrahan, have built a rising reputation in the United States and abroad for their interpretation of the modern world and minimalism, integrated into projects that demonstrate a social conscience. Both are educators in New York; Meyers teaches at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, and Hanrahan is the dean of Pratt Institute's School of Architecture. A civil engineering and art history graduate, Meyers holds an MFA from Harvard University. Their firm recently took third place in a design competition for the expansion of the Queens Museum of Art.
Victoria Meyers ’75