Books Details
Author : Rem Koolhaas Pages : pages Publisher : Language : eng ISBN-10 : 118108
ISBN-13 : 9781885254009
Books Descriptions
In this fanciful volume, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, founder of the Office for
Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.), both analyzes and celebrates New York
City. By suggesting the city as the site for an infinite variety of human activities
and events--both real and imagined--the essence of the metropolitan lifestyle,
its "culture of congestion" and its architecture are revealed in a brilliant new
light. "Manhattan," Koolhaas writes, "is the 20th century's Rosetta stone . . .
occupied by architectural mutations (Central Park, the Skyscraper), utopian
fragments (Rockefeller Center, the U.N. Building), and irrational phenomena
(Radio City Music Hall)." Filled with fascinating facts, as well as photographs,
postcards, maps, watercolors, and drawings, the vibrancy of Koolhaas's poignant
exploration of Gotham equals the heady, frenetic energy of the city itself.
Anyone who loves New York will want to own this book.
