This book presents a recent lecture and seminar given by architect Rem Koolhaas at the Rice University School of Architecture. In this compact volume, Koolhaas addresses the urban and architectural implications of extra-large construction, using as examples three of OMA's important large-scale projects: the Zeebrugge Ferry Terminal in Belgium, the Tres Grande Bibliotheque in Paris, and the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media Technology in Germany.Tackling questions about the difficult state of urbanism and modernism in contemporary Europe, America, and Asia, this slim volume forms a concise and coherent explanation of the theories and polemics of Koolhaas and OMA. This beautifully designed book serves as an inexpensive alternative and companion to Koolhaas's recent S, M, L, XL.
- ISBN10 1885232020
- ISBN13 9781885232021
- Publish Date 1 March 1996
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 August 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton Architectural Press
- Edition 2nd ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 80
- Language English