false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171747427m/118108.jpg 118108 8 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. 113690 1978 Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan total:256|5:108|4:102|3:39|2:5|1:2| 256 1077 439 36 5 0 false false Thu Jul 09 20:00:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 20:18:32 -0700 2009
Seemingly unrelated and sometimes arbitrary elements intermingle to produce an intense and inimitable enviro...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 27 13:42:19 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 27 14:43:57 -0700 2007
But bushwhack through this babble and you catch fleeting ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 11:12:04 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 22 10:37:30 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 15 05:39:19 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 29 15:29:59 -0700 2009
I am glad that I finally read it (and finally finished it), but I don't think it lived up to the hype. Don't get me wrong - parts were Very interesting and entertaining, but as a whole I didn't feel t...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Dec 03 13:05:29 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 13:23:02 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jan 17 07:27:05 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 07:27:58 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:32:02 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:33:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 25 20:34:41 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 20:34:52 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 13 12:41:29 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 09 11:17:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 06:56:04 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 12:36:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 11 06:29:57 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 06:29:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 11 21:29:46 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 28 21:19:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 09 22:06:18 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 22:08:27 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 07:31:01 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 20:22:51 -0700 2008 1 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 05 18:57:09 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 18:58:57 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 13:59:26 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 14:02:04 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 17:15:57 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 20:52:04 -0800 2007
I loved the coney island chapter. Now I want to go to coney at 4 am and run the steeplechase.]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jul 14 08:27:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 08:28:25 -0700 2007
like a lot of rem's earlier efforts, it's good underneath but the stuff on top--jesus, either ignore it or don't bother trying to read it.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 16 09:55:38 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 09:57:03 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Apr 20 19:41:42 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 19:43:00 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=118108