S M L XL

Un clásico! Muy bueno y completo!

Great book!

I remember being an architecture student and drooling over this book at the library. Never bought it bc it was expensive (it still is). But now, I can gift it to my 40 yo self.

Rem Koolhaas, in terms of theoretical discourse sets the bar in SMLXL for architects, urban designers and planners at an international scale. This books is the foundation of many of his most recent work. It's theories, mainly in regards to the 'Generic City' are visible in our worlds largest cities to the most rural areas on Earth. Truly a must have for anyone in the design or built environment fields.

Rem Koolhaas is one of my favorite architects, so this book is a nice addition to my collection. It's not so much a collection of projects as it is a manifesto of conceptual and theoretical architecture. There is much that may seem like it is unrelated, but once you really read through the book, it will all make sense.

I have to say that it's a bit difficult to go through, because it's a GIANT book. I tried reading every bit of it from the first page, and it seemed like I'd never finish. I put it down for a little while, and now I just pick it up and start reading from any random page. I don't agree with some of Rem's design ideals but I've learned a lot from this book. Another thing to mention here is the great graphic design by Mau, it gives you a lot of ideas just from looking into any random page! I learned about Mau in school and absolutely love his designs! Very worthy book to have in your book collection!

The book itself is a true work of art. Bruce Mau did a wonderful job getting in the mind of Rem Koolhaas by expressing each project with its own personality. I have read the book so many times that soon, I will be forced to buy another one just to keep on reading it. If you call yourself an architect, you NEED this one.

While I would have appreciated including XS and XXL, I can understand why they needed to focus and hone in as they did. Not only that, but this way they've left room for both a prequel and sequel: well played, indeed!

good reference

この一冊の本は、都市であり建築であり、あるいは映画でもある。世界で最も注目される建築家の一人、レムコールハースとグラフィックデザイナー、ブルースマウとの共著により、１９９５年に出版された。レムコールハース、OMAによるこれまでの活動、理論、情報、文脈、思考、調査、編集等の混交を視覚化させ、小さいものから大きいものへとサイズごとに分類させた。単に彼らの活動の軌跡を追うものではない、研究理論の集大成でもなく、新しい未来のマニフェストでもない。この一冊の本から現代都市の抱く問題を読み取る者もいれば、建築の手法を手にする者もいる。あるいは思考を深める辞書のように扱う者もいるだろう。多種多様な見えない感覚が飛び交う現代社会のように、何を求め何を手にするかは読み手の自由である。ルコルビュジェ作品集にかわる、２１世紀の書物のひとつになるだろう。

Ce livre correspond à ce que je recherchais .La réception et l état de ce livre sont très biens .Bon achat rapport qualité / prix .

a classical architectural book to have in your library to be inspired by

It’s heavy. Don’t drop it on your foot. Not sure if I understand it but I love it anyway.