{"product_id":"koolhaas-elements-of-architecture","title":"Koolhaas. 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. Having worked as a journalist and scriptwriter before becoming an architect, in 1978 he published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDelirious New York\u003c\/em\u003e. His 1996 book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eS,M,L,XL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esummarized the work of OMA and established connections between contemporary society and architecture. Among many international awards, he has received the Pritzker Prize (2000) and the Praemium Imperiale (2003). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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\u003cem\u003eThe designer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIrma Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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\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, Fondazione Prada, Pirelli, and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. She received the Gutenberg Prize and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/johannes-vermeer\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/johannes-vermeer\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eJohannes Vermeer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePrize, 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe photographer\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\u003eWolfgang Tillmans\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis regarded as one of the most influential artists of his generation. His diverse body of work–still lifes, portraits, abstract imagery–spans a range of subjects, namely political movements, photographic representation, and subcultures. Today, his work is shown in numerous international museums including the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou and the Tate and has earned many awards, including the Turner Prize in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052749504681,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0245\/9962\/5812\/files\/rem-koolhaas-cover-use.png?v=1777595089","url":"https:\/\/hypernormal.space\/products\/koolhaas-elements-of-architecture","provider":"hypernormal.space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}