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FromaconvertedprintinghouseinRotterdamandtheexperimentalmindsthereinthatbroughtyouthePigCityproject(ananalysisoftheporkindustry'smanufacturingconditions)comesKM3,anothercontributionfromtheiconoclasticidealabandarchi
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FromaconvertedprintinghouseinRotterdamandtheexperimentalmindsthereinthatbroughtyouthePigCityproject(ananalysisoftheporkindustry'smanufacturingconditions)comesKM3,anothercontributionfromtheiconoclasticidealabandarchitecturefirmMVRDV.Theoffice,whichformorethanadecadehasbeenstudyingdensityasitrelatestocontemporarylifeandarchitecture,basesitstheoriesfortheusesofspaceoncomplexlycruncheddata.Classicprojectsincludethegravity-defyingWoZoCohomefortheelderyinAmsterdam,theheadquartersforpublicbroadcastingcompanyVPROinHilversum,theDutchpavilionforWorldExpo2000inHanover,andtheHousingSiloinAmsterdam.Thefirm'sbuildingsoverthrowtheprimacyofanarchitectural"footprint"formoreinnovativeandvariedspatialparadigms.Afollow-uptothepublicationofFARMAX,whichsoughttoquestionandanalyzethegrowingsuburban"greyness"oftheNetherlandsandtoproposenewwaysofthinkingaboutthehomogenizationoflandscape,KM3extendsthatideatoathree-dimensionalmodel,onethat"generatesspaceinsteadofconsumingit"andencouragesvarietyinform.ThebookexploresthreedifferentstrategieseachinRotterdamandAmsterdamontheirspatialandtechnicalcapacityforcreatinga"3Dcity,"oneofcantileversandundergroundconnections,airinessand,mostofall,diversespaces.Thisisthinkingattheforefrontofanewurbanism.Hardcover,6x8.25in./1200pgs/Illustratedthroughout.
