OMA/Rem Koolhaas

OMA/Rem Koolhaas: A Critical Reader

by Gerrewey, Christophe van

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The activities of Rem Koolhaas and his staff were widely discussed even before the foundation of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1975. Today, many contributions on the work of OMA can be found in the international architectural press, including Koolhaas' own writings. The book contains about 150 selected texts--interviews, feature articles, essays, lead articles, reviews, letters, introductions, appraisals, and competition reports that have been compiled for the first time. This com…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :OMA/Rem Koolhaas : A Critical Reader

Summary

The activities of Rem Koolhaas and his staff were widely discussed even before the foundation of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1975. Today, many contributions on the work of OMA can be found in the international architectural press, including Koolhaas' own writings. The book contains about 150 selected texts--interviews, feature articles, essays, lead articles, reviews, letters, introductions, appraisals, and competition reports that have been compiled for the first time. This compilation not only provides a fresh and critical view of the oeuvre of one the most important contemporary architects, but also represents an account of the debate on architectural and urban design in recent decades.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2019

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Birkhäuser
  • Place of Publication:Basel
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2019

The Physical Object

  • Description:423 pages : : color illustrations ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9783035619775 (paperback), 3035619778 (paperback), 3035619743 (hardcover), 9783035619744 (hardcover)
  • oclc:on1142097753
  • LC Classification:NA1153.K64
  • Dewey Decimal:720.92

Table of Contents

Spear House (1975): A great disappoinment or a very marvelous thing; The Såparkling Metropolis & Delirious New York (1978): A repository of forms and activities; First decade, first half (1978-1985): Hope has returned; Netherlands dance theater, the Hague (1982-1987): Good-bye paper!; First Decade, Second Half (1986-1989): Polemics in nthe province; The Fall of the Wall (1989-1996): The forces of the wave; Villa Dall'Ava (1986-1993): A tiny bit perverse; Kunsthal Rotterdam (1989-1993): A maturity that one has long been waiting for; Bigness & Euralille (1989-1998): I knew I was in trouble but I thought I was in hell; S, M, L, XL & Generic City (1994-1998): No end to revision.

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