{"product_id":"9783836556149","title":"Rem Koolhaas: Elements of Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRem Koolhaas’s essential toolkit to building anatomies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–ArchDaily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchitecture is a compelling \u003cb\u003emixture of stability and flux\u003c\/b\u003e. In its solid forms, time and space collide, amalgamating distant influences, \u003cb\u003eelements that have been around for over 5,000 years and others that were (re-)invented yesterday\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eElements of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003emicro-narratives of building detail. \u003c\/b\u003e The result is no single history, but rather the web of origins, contaminations, similarities, and differences in architectural evolution, including the influence of \u003cb\u003etechnological advances, climactic adaptation, political calculation, economic contexts, regulatory requirements, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e new digital regimes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerived from Koolhaas’ exhaustive and much-lauded exhibition at the \u003cb\u003e 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale\u003c\/b\u003e, this is an essential toolkit to understanding the pieces, parts, and fundamentals that comprise structure around the globe. Designed by \u003cb\u003eIrma Boom\u003c\/b\u003e, the book contains essays from \u003cb\u003eRem Koolhaas\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStephan Trueby\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eManfredo di Robilant\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Inaba;\u003c\/b\u003e interviews with \u003cb\u003eWerner Sobek \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTony Fadell\u003c\/b\u003e (of Nest); and an \u003cb\u003eexclusive photo essay by Wolfgang Tillmans\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A mammoth undertaking: smashing open the last 100 years of architecture and ripping out its innards for forensic analysis.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e — The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50079582224624,"sku":"9783836556149","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836556149","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}