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S, M, L, XL

By Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau and O.M.A.
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S, M, L, XL is a comprehensive exploration of architecture and urbanism, encapsulating a decade of Rem Koolhaas' work and ideas. The book features essays, diary excerpts, and reflections on projects, examining the impact of scale on architecture and design. With contributions from Bruce Mau and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, it is richly illustrated with images and sketches, making it both an intellectual and visual journey through contemporary architecture.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by architecture and urban design, as it offers an innovative exploration of these subjects through a blend of essays, illustrations, and photographs. This book may appeal to you if you appreciate avant-garde thinking and want a comprehensive, visually engaging look at the work and philosophy of one of the most influential architects of our time.

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S, M, L, XL presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, in its first twenty years, along with a variety of insightful, often poetic writings

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Celebrating 30 years of the groundbreaking publication by iconoclastic architect Rem Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau with a new edition collectible colourway.

When S, M, L, XL was first published in 1995, no one had seen anything like it: a massive, nearly 1,400-page 'novel about architecture' presenting the visionary work of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas.

An inventive collaboration between Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau, S, M, L, XL weaves together architectural projects with photos and sketches, diaries, travelogues, and fairy tales, as well as critical essays on contemporary architecture and society. S, M, L, XL is now considered one of the most influential architecture tomes of its era. To mark its thirtieth anniversary, this edition has a new collectible colourway.

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S, M, L, XL by Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau, and O.M.A. is praised as an extensive and visually rich compilation that offers a deep insight into contemporary architectural practice. The book is often described as a rich narrative that delves into the architect's journey towards embracing grand-scale projects, celebrated for its ability to capture the transformative thinking in architecture.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781885254863

Publisher: Monacelli Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 1997

Country: United States

Imprint: Monacelli Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 73.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 3088g

Pages: 1376

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Arts & Culture Bruce Mau Non-Fiction O.M.A. Rem Koolhaas

About the Author

Rem Koolhaas is a founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), which has offices in Rotterdam, New York, Hong Kong, and Brisbane. OMA's iconic projects include: Fondazione Prada in Milan, the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, Beijing's CCTV Headquarters, and Seattle Central Library; OMA designed the forthcoming addition to the New Museum in New York. The firm's most important projects of its first twenty years - all of which are featured in S,M,L,XL - include the Kunsthal in Rotterdam; Nexus Housing in Fukuoka; the Dutch House in Holland; and Villa dall'Ava in Paris. Koolhaas won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2000, directed the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, is the author of the seminal Delirious New York (Monacelli, 1997), and is a professor in practice of architecture and urban design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Bruce Mau founded the critically acclaimed firm Bruce Mau Design in 1985. He is the author of Life Style (2000), Massive Change (2004), and MC24 (2020), all published by Phaidon.

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