Description: Rem Koolhaas/OMA : The Construction of Merveilles, Paperback by Gargiani, Roberto; Piccolo, Stephen (TRN), ISBN 2889153126, ISBN-13 9782889153121, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The creator of buildings that stand out as surrealistic marvels amid the skylines of America, Europe, and Asia,Rem Koolhaas, along with his Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), is justly considered as one of the leaders of contemporary architecture. This book, the first critical monograph on the work of Rem Koolhaas and OMA, does more than just describe projects and buildings: It places Koolhaas's career in a cultural context that allows the reader to better understand the creative process of modern architecture. The works considered are presented in chronological and thematic order, thus retracing the career of Koolhaas from his student days to his neo-avant-garde experimentation at the end of the 1970s and finishing with his most recent works in Porto, Seoul, and Beijing. The individual projects are analyzed from conception to construction, paying particular attention to the conceptual and technical reasons for choices of materials and configuration. Overall, th addresses the theoretical formulations of Koolhaas, offering a reflection on the fundamental principles of the contemporary architectural project.
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Book Title: Rem Koolhaas/OMA : The Construction of Merveilles
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Name: Rem Koolhaas/Oma : the Construction of Merveilles
Language: English
Publisher: Presses Polytechniques ET Universitaires Romandes
Subject: History / Contemporary (1945-)
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2021
Item Weight: 32 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Roberto Gargiani
Subject Area: Architecture
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Format: Trade Paperback
