Description
| Product ID: | 9783836556149 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | SK |
| Title: | Koolhaas. Elements of Architecture |
| Authors: | Author: Rem Koolhaas |
| Page Count: | 2528 |
| Subjects: | Architecture, Architecture, Individual architects and architectural firms, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Individual architects & architectural firms, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, City & town planning - architectural aspects |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This collection is a look through the microscope at the real fundamentals of our buildings, revealing the essential design techniques used by any architect, anywhere, anytime. Conceived by Rem Koolhaas and made with the Harvard Graduate School of Design, it is a primordial toolkit to understanding how seemingly stable elements are actually in constant evolution. Elements of Architecture focuses on the fragments of the rich and complex architectural collage. Window, façade, balcony, corridor, fireplace, stair, escalator, elevator and toilet: the book seeks to excavate the micro-narratives of building detail. The result is no single history, but rather the web of origins, contaminations, similarities, and differences in architectural evolution, including the influence of technological advances, climatic adaptation, political calculation, economic contexts, regulatory requirements, and new digital opportunities. 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.” |
| Imprint Name: | Taschen GmbH |
| Publisher Name: | Taschen GmbH |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-09-07 |