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Elements : a series of 15 books accompanying the exhibition Elements of Architecture at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale

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Elements : a series of 15 books accompanying the exhibition Elements of Architecture at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale / Rem Koolhaas ; editor in chief, James Westcott ; editors, Ben Davis [and six others] ; contributors, Tom Avermaete [and five others] ; associate editors, Rebecca Bego [and 6 others].

Publication

[Venezia] : Marsilio, [2014]
©2014

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Description

15 volumes (1,592 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans; 19 cm

Summary

Architecture is a strange mixture of persistence and flux, an amalgamation of elements, some that have been around for over 5,000 years and others that were (re)invented yesterday. The fact that these elements change independently of each other, according to different cycles and economies, and for different reasons, turns each building into a complex collage of the archaic and the current, the site-specific and the standard, mechanical smoothness and the spontaneous. Only by looking at the elements under a wide lens can we recognize the cultural preferences, forgotten symbolism, technological advances, mutations triggered by intensifying global exchange, climatic adaptions, political calculations, regulatory requirements, new digital regimes, and, somewhere in the mix -- the ideas of the architect that constitute the practice of architecture today. A collection of these essential elements into 15 books in a package launched at the 2014 Venice Biennale that allows us to look through a microscope at the real fundamentals of our buildings and see again the essential design techniques used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
A follow-up to Koolhaas' iconic S M L XL, this encyclopedic tome illustrates the research project lying behind the Architecture Biennale.

Uniform Title

Elements (International Architecture Exhibtion : 2014)

Alternative Title

Elements of architecture at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale

Subject

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

Title from slipcase.
Issued in slipcase.
"A group of students from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, led by by Rem Koolhaas/AMO and Stephen Trüby, and organized by Dean Mohsen Mostafavi, were engaged in a multi-year research studio in Rotterdam and Cambridge, which formed the basis of this book and the exhibition 'Elements of Architecture' at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale"--Colophon, page 3 of cover of each volume.
"Rem Koolhaas, AMO, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Irma Boom" appears in the statement of responsibility for each volume in addition to any other names given.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

[1] Floor / Keller Easterling -- [2] Wall -- [3] Ceiling / Manfredo di Robilant, C-Lab -- [4] Roof / Jiren Feng, Fang Zhenning, Stephan Petermann -- [5] Door -- [6] Window / Manfredo di Robilant, Niklas Maak -- [7] Façade / Alejandro Zaera-Polo -- [8] Balcony / Tom Avermaete -- [9] Corridor / Stephan Trüby, Hans Werlemann, Kevin McLeod -- [10] Fireplace / Sebastien Marot [11] Toilet -- [12] Stair / Friedrich-Mielke-Institut für Scalalogie, Stephan Trüby -- [13] Escalator -- [14] Elevator -- [15] Ramp.

Call Number

JQD 18-404

ISBN

9788831720199
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LCCN

2015448901

OCLC

944957534

Title

Publisher

[Venezia] : Marsilio, [2014]

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Added Author

Koolhaas, Rem, editor.

Westcott, James, 1979- editor.

Trüby, Stephan.

Mostafavi, Mohsen.

Boom, Irma.

Office for Metropolitan Architecture.

Harvard University. Graduate School of Design.

International Architectural Exhibition (14th : 2014 : Venice, Italy)

Research Call Number

JQD 18-404

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