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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 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.
Contents:
Frontmatter
OMA / REM KOOLHAAS: A CRITICAL READER FROM DELIRIOUS NEW YORK TO S,M,L,XL
Contents
INTRODUCTION: SUSPENDED MEANING
1. SPEAR HOUSE (1975): A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT OR A VERY MARVELOUS THING
2. THE SPARKLING METROPOLIS & DELIRIOUS NEW YORK (1978): A REPOSITORY OF FORMS AND ACTIVITIES
3. FIRST DECADE, FIRST HALF (1978-1985): HOPE HAS RETURNED
4. NETHERLANDS DANCE THEATER, THE HAGUE (1982-1987): GOOD-BYE PAPER!
5. FIRST DECADE, SECOND HALF (1986-1989): POLEMICS IN THE PROVINCE
6. THE FALL OF THE WALL (1989-1996): THE FORCES OF THE WAVE
7. VILLA DALL'AVA (1986-1993): A TINY BIT PERVERSE
8. KUNSTHAL ROTTERDAM (1989-1993): A MATURITY THAT ONE HAS LONG BEEN WAITING FOR
9. "BIGNESS" & EURALILLE (1989-1998): I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE BUT I THOUGHT I WAS IN HELL
10. S,M,L,XL & "GENERIC CITY" (1994-1998): NO END TO REVISION
APPENDIX
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)
ISBN:
9783035619812
OCLC:
1129164844
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