KOOLHAAS, REM / IRMA BOOM / HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW / TRÜBY, STEPHAN / WESTCOTT, JAMES / PETERMANN, STEPHAN
Architecture under the microscopeu003cbru003e Rem Koolhaas's essential toolkit to building anatomiesu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "A resource that can be revisited over and over again, one that will arm the current and future designers of our built world with the knowledge they'll need to address the issues they have yet to even confront."u003cbru003e -ArchDailyu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Architecture is a compelling mixture of stability and flux. In its solid forms, time and space collide, amalgamating distant influences, elements that have been around for over 5,000 years and others that were (re-)invented yesterday.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Elements of Architecture focuses on the fragments of the rich and complex architectural collage. Window, facade, balcony, corridor, fireplace, stair, escalator, elevator: 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, climactic adaptation, political calculation, economic contexts, regulatory requirements, and new digital regimes.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Derived from Koolhaas' exhaustive and much-lauded exhibition at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, this is an essential toolkit to understanding the pieces, parts, and fundamentals that comprise structure around the globe. Designed by Irma Boom, the book contains essays from Rem Koolhaas, Stephan Trueby, Manfredo di Robilant, and Jeffrey Inaba; interviews with Werner Sobek and Tony Fadell (of Nest); and an exclusive photo essay by Wolfgang Tillmans.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e "A mammoth undertaking: smashing open the last 100 years of architecture and ripping out its innards for forensic analysis."u003cbru003e -- The Guardian
