Rem Koolhaas:: Conversations with Students

by Rice University and Rem Koolhaas

This book presents a recent lecture and seminar given by architect Rem Koolhaas at the Rice University School of Architecture. In this compact volume, Koolhaas addresses the urban and architectural implications of extra-large construction, using as examples three of OMA's important large-scale projects: the Zeebrugge Ferry Terminal in Belgium, the Tres Grande Bibliotheque in Paris, and the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media Technology in Germany...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885232020
• ISBN13: 9781885232021
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

An interesting apoach to Koolhaas pedagogy

This book results in a very interesting overview about the problems of the big-scale in the hybrid buildings, with the privilege of been told in the first person by one of the most important builder of the contemporany city.