{"product_id":"koolhaas-elements-of-architecture-9783836556149","title":"Koolhaas. Elements of Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElements of Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the fragments of the rich and complex architectural collage. Window, fa?ade, balcony, corridor, fireplace, stair, escalator, elevator and toilet: the book seeks to excavate the \u003cstrong\u003emicro-narratives of building detail\u003c\/strong\u003e. The result is no single history, but rather the web of origins, contaminations, similarities, and differences in architectural evolution, including the influence of \u003cstrong\u003etechnological advances, climatic adaptation, political calculation, economic contexts, regulatory requirements, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e new digital opportunities\u003c\/strong\u003e. It's a guide that is long overdue--in Koolhaas's own words, \"Never was a book more relevant--at a moment where architecture as we know it is changing beyond recognition.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Derived, updated, and expanded from Koolhaas's exhaustive and much-lauded exhibition at the\u003cstrong\u003e 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is an essential toolkit to understanding the fundamentals that comprise structure around the globe. Designed by \u003cstrong\u003eIrma Boom \u003c\/strong\u003eand based on research from the \u003cstrong\u003eHarvard Graduate School of Design\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003e2,600-page monograph\u003c\/strong\u003e contains essays from \u003cstrong\u003eRem Koolhaas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStephan Trueby\u003c\/strong\u003e, James Westcott and Stephan Petermann\u003cstrong\u003e;\u003c\/strong\u003e interviews with \u003cstrong\u003eWerner Sobek \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eTony Fadell\u003c\/strong\u003e (of Nest); and an \u003cstrong\u003eexclusive photo essay by Wolfgang Tillmans\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In addition to \u003cstrong\u003ecomprehensively updated texts \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e new images\u003c\/strong\u003e, this edition is designed and produced to visually (and physically) embody the immense scope of its subject matter: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCustom\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esplit-spine binding\u003c\/strong\u003e: our printer modified their industrial binding machine to allow for the flexible, eight-centimeter thick spine Contains a \u003cstrong\u003enew introductory chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e with forewords, table of contents, and an index, located in the middle of the book (where it naturally opens due to its unique spine) Printed on 50g Opakal paper, allowing for the\u003cstrong\u003e ideal level of opacity\u003c\/strong\u003e needed to realize Boom's palimpsest-like design \u003cstrong\u003eTranslucent overlays\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003epersonal annotations\u003c\/strong\u003e by Koolhaas and Boom are woven in each chapter to create an alternative, faster route through the book \u003cstrong\u003ePrinted at the originally intended 100% size \u003c\/strong\u003efor full readability \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWestcott, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - James Westcott\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetermann, Stephan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Stephan Petermann\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom, Irma:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Irma Boom is a graphic designer specialized in making books. Since founding Irma Boom Office in 1990, she has worked with the likes of Chanel, the United Nations, OMA\/Rem Koolhaas, Fondazione Prada, Pirelli, and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. She received the Gutenberg Prize and the Johannes Vermeer Prize, the Dutch state prize for the arts, among others. Her work is in a permanent collection of the Design and Architecture Department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Since 1992, Boom is a Senior Critic at Yale University in the USA.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615527375122,"sku":"9783836556149","price":164.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d23c7ac-0577-4ba6-8b14-fe084332ee1f.jpg?v=1732492673","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/koolhaas-elements-of-architecture-9783836556149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}