Six Canonical Projects by Rem Koolhaas: Essays on the History of Ideas (Architekture + Analyse)

Ingrid Böck, Rem Koolhaas

ISBN 10: 3868592199 / ISBN 13: 9783868592191

Published by Jovis, 2015

About this Item

First Print boldly signed by Rem Koolhaas on the title page without inscription using silver marker. Includes bibliography and name index. Illustrated throughout with mostly black and white photographs, drawings, facsimiles and plans. Fine condition with just the slightest shelf wear. "Despite the prominence and notoriety of Rem Koolhaas.there is not a single piece of scholarly writing coming close to the .length, to the intensity, or to the methodological rigor found in the manuscript by Ingrid Bock." -- Ole W. Fischer (Note: Photos may show magnified dust, a flash reflection, or color washout.) Paypal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes or priority envelopes secured with cardboard. Additional photos emailed upon request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Six Canonical Projects by Rem Koolhaas: Essays on the History of Ideas (Architekture + Analyse)
• Publisher: Jovis
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3868592199
• ISBN 13: 9783868592191
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • SIGNED FIRST EDITION
  • URBAN PLANNING

About this title

Synopsis

Rem Koolhaas has been part of the international avant-garde since the nineteen-seventies and has been named the Pritzker Architecture Prize for the year 2000. This book, which builds on six canonical Koolhaas projects, traces the discursive practice behind the design methods used by Koolhaas and his office OMA. It uncovers recurring key themes—such as wall, void, montage, trajectory, infrastructure, and shape—that have structured this design discourse over the span of Koolhaas's oeuvre. The book moves beyond the six core pieces, as well: It explores how these identified thematic design principles manifest in other works by Koolhaas as both practical re-applications and further elaborations.

In addition to Koolhaas's individual genius, these textual and material layers are accounted for shaping the very context of his work's relevance. By comparing the design principles with relevant concepts from the architectural Zeitgeist in which Koolhaas has operated, the study moves beyond its specific subject—Rem Koolhaas—and provides novel insight into the broader history of architectural ideas

About the Author

Ingrid Böck