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Elements of Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elook through the microscope at the real fundamentals of our buildings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, revealing the essential design techniques used by any architect, anywhere, anytime. Conceived by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRem Koolhaas \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand made with the Harvard Graduate School of Design, it is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea primordial toolkit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to understanding how seemingly stable elements are actually in constant evolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eElements of Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efocuses 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etechnological advances, climatic adaptation, political calculation, economic contexts, regulatory requirements,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enew digital opportunities\u003c\/strong\u003e. It’s a guide that is long overdue—in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eKoolhaas\u003c\/a\u003e’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\u003eDerived, updated, and expanded from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eKoolhaas\u003c\/a\u003e’s exhaustive and much-lauded exhibition at the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2014 Venice Architecture Biennale\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is an essential toolkit to understanding the fundamentals that comprise structure around the globe. Designed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrma Boom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand based on research from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvard Graduate School of Design\u003c\/strong\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2,600-page monograph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtains essays from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRem\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eKoolhaas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Trueby\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Westcott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephan Petermann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einterviews with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWerner Sobek\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTony Fadell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(of Nest); and an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eexclusive photo essay by Wolfgang Tillmans\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecomprehensively updated texts\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enew images\u003c\/strong\u003e, this edition is designed and produced to visually (and physically) embody the immense scope of its subject matter:\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCustom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esplit-spine binding\u003c\/strong\u003e: our printer modified their industrial binding machine to allow for the flexible, eight-centimeter thick spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enew introductory chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith forewords, table of contents, and an index, located in the middle of the book (where it naturally opens due to its unique spine)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on 50g Opakal paper, allowing for the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eideal level of opacity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eneeded to realize Boom’s palimpsest-like design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTranslucent overlays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epersonal annotations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eKoolhaas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Boom are woven in each chapter to create an alternative, faster route through the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted at the originally intended 100% size\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efor full readability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRem\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/rem-koolhaas\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eKoolhaas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture. 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