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Distills rather than inflates the architect's thoughts ...." offers a way to pierce the hype surrounding its subject. Brad Weiners, "Wired"
For those with neither the finance nor the physique for (yes) Rem Koolhaas's monster "S, M, L, XL," help is at hand. "Architects' Journal"
For those with neither the finance nor the physique for (yes) Rem Koolhaas's monster "S, M, L, XL," help is at hand. "Architects' Journal"
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This book presents a recent lecture and seminar given by architect Rem Koolhaas at the Rice University School of Architecture. In this compact volume, Koolhaas addresses the urban and architectural implications of extra-large construction, using as examples three of OMA's important large-scale projects: the Zeebrugge Ferry Terminal in Belgium, the Tres Grande Bibliotheque in Paris, and the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media Technology in Germany.
Tackling questions about the difficult state of urbanism and modernism in contemporary Europe, America, and Asia, this slim volume forms a concise and coherent explanation of the theories and polemics of Koolhaas and OMA. This beautifully designed book serves as an inexpensive alternative and companion to Koolhaas's recent "S, M, L, XL ."
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book results in a very interesting overview about the problems of the big-scale in the hybrid buildings, with the privilege of been told in the first person by one of the most important builder of the contemporany city.
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Still out in front ..
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Fifteen years after it was first published, this remains a seminal work regarding contemporary architecture .. in particular the problem, in large metropolitan projects, of accommodating both the client and the site without simply piling up glass boxes.
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An interesting apoach to Koolhaas pedagogy
19 Jun 1999
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This book results in a very interesting overview about the problems of the big-scale in the hybrid buildings, with the privilege of been told in the first person by one of the most important builder of the contemporany city.
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