The House of Dr. Koolhaas: Rem Koolhaas' Villa dall’Ava film demonstrating in one volume why

demonstrating in one volume why he is considered one of the world’s foremost contemporary artists

Extending the figure-ground visual paradox to a fundamental architectonic problem – that of the reciprocity between a wall and a window – this book by Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen reflects on the intersection between painting and architecture

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the book looks at the texture-driven originality of Miyake’s materials and techniques from the very earliest days of his career

The House of Dr. Koolhaas: Rem Koolhaas' Villa dall’Ava film demonstrating in one volume whyGumshoe is new series of architectural books, introducing a new approach to the writing of architectural history. It returns the focus of architectural discourse back onto buildings, in a style and form that is original and scholarly but also easy and enjoyable to read. It emulates the detective novel a form of writing beloved by many, but also one that has enjoyed a parallel academic life in disciplines and by writers as diverse as psychoanalysis