ARCHITECTURE > Richard Meier: Maximizing Minimalism

BUSINESSWEEK.COM: An insider's look at the residences of 165 Charles St., designed by the "starchitect" and decked out in 20th century modernist furnishings.

Swanky new residential buildings by marquee-name architects -- from the late Philip Johnson to Robert A.M. Stern -- are taking over Manhattan's skyline. Richard Meier, the "starchitect" best known for his design of the $1 billion Getty Center in Los Angeles, has not one but three new residential towers to his name.