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Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan

ISBN: 978-1-885254-00-9
Rok wydania: 1997
Wydawnictwo: Monacelli (December 1, 1997)
Oprawa: miękka
Liczba stron: 320
Cena: 23.100000381469727 $
Autor: Rem Koolhaas

Amazon.com Review
In this fanciful volume, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.), both analyzes and celebrates New York City. By suggesting the city as the site for an infinite variety of human activities and events--both real and imagined--the essence of the metropolitan lifestyle, its "culture of congestion" and its architecture are revealed in a brilliant new light. "Manhattan," Koolhaas writes, "is the 20th century's Rosetta stone . . . occupied by architectural mutations (Central Park, the Skyscraper), utopian fragments (Rockefeller Center, the U.N. Building), and irrational phenomena (Radio City Music Hall)." Filled with fascinating facts, as well as photographs, postcards, maps, watercolors, and drawings, the vibrancy of Koolhaas's poignant exploration of Gotham equals the heady, frenetic energy of the city itself. Anyone who loves New York will want to own this book.
From Library Journal
"Koolhaas's retroactive manifesto explains Manhattan's architecture as the physical embodiment of a 'culture of congestion,' " said LJ's reviewer of this mixture of architectural theory and social commentary (LJ 3/15/79).
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Product Details
* Paperback: 320 pages
* Publisher: Monacelli (December 1, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1885254008
* ISBN-13: 978-1885254009
* Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches

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