内容简介
DerivedfromRemKoolhaas’smuch-laudedexhibitionatthe2014VeniceArchitectureBiennale,thisisaprimordialtoolkittounderstandingalltheessentialelementsofstructuresaroundtheglobe.ConceivedbyKoolhaashimself,thisguideislongoverdue:inhisownwords,“Neverwasabookmorerelevant—atamomentwherearchitectureasweknowitischangingbeyondrecognition.”
作者简介
RemKoolhaasisacofounderoftheOfficeforMetropolitanArchitecture.Havingworkedasajournalistandscriptwriterbeforebecominganarchitect,in1978hepublishedDeliriousNewYork.His1996bookS,M,L,XLsummarizedtheworkofOMAandestablishedconnectionsofcontemporarysocietyandarchitecture.HewaslistedamongTIMEmagazine's100mostinfluentialpeoplein2008,andamongmanyinternationalawardsandexhibitionshereceivedthePritzkerPrize(2000)andthePraemiumImperiale(2003).Hedirectedthe2014VeniceArchitectureBiennale,coincidingwiththefirstpublicationofElementsofArchitecture.