Rem Koolhaas is a co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan
Architecture. Having worked as a journalist and scriptwriter before
becoming an architect, in 1978 he published Delirious New York. His
1996 book S,M,L,XL summarized the work of OMA and established
connections between contemporary society and architecture. Among
many international awards, he has received the Pritzker Prize
(2000) and the Praemium Imperiale (2003). He directed the 2014
Venice Architecture Biennale, coinciding with the first publication
of Elements of Architecture.
Irma Boom is a graphic designer specialized in making books. Since
founding Irma Boom Office in 1990, she has worked with the likes of
Chanel, the United Nations, OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Fondazione Prada,
Pirelli, and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. She received the Gutenberg
Prize and the Johannes Vermeer Prize, the Dutch state prize for the
arts, among others. Her work is in a permanent collection of the
Design and Architecture Department of the Museum of Modern Art in
New York. Since 1992, Boom is a Senior Critic at Yale University in
the USA.
Wolfgang Tillmans is regarded as one of the most influential
artists of his generation. His diverse body of work–still lifes,
portraits, abstract imagery–spans a range of subjects, namely
political movements, photographic representation, and subcultures.
Today, his work is shown in numerous international museums
including the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou and the Tate
and has earned many awards, including the Turner Prize in 2000.
A brilliant and stimulating exploration of the stories behind the
most mundane and ubiquitous elements of architecture.
*Financial Times*
Rem Koolhaas explains it all in Elements of Architecture. With
examples ranging from the Sydney Opera House to St. Peter's
Basilica, this beautiful book also works as a history of
architecture.
*The New York Times*
...when it comes to learning about the differences in architectural
evolution, this is the book.
*forbes.com*
A mammoth undertaking: smashing open the last 100 years of
architecture and ripping out its innards for forensic analysis.
*The Guardian*
...exhaustive and exhausting, mad and maddening.
*Metropolis Magazine*
A fascinating compendium of cultural references, iconic design, and
everyday history that work together to turn architectural theory on
its head.
*Architectural Digest*
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