false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172293930m/161780.jpg 161780 1 There are few outside a circle of initiates who realize just how important Rem Koolhaas and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) are for international architecture today. Arguably, Koolhaas/OMA is the most interesting architect from the latter half of the 20th century. But how well is this truly understood? Certainly in the Netherlands, OMA is known only for the Kunsthal in Rotterdam. The average culture buff--who sees architecture from a layman's point of view--often only has two criteria when looking at architecture: it has to look good and it has to serve a purpose. Regrettably this section of the public considers the Kunsthal to be a failure on both counts and so is blind to the significance of Rem Koolhaas and OMA. In New York, Koolhaas's Prada store is perhaps equally elusive: it looks unlike any other store and it behaves unlike any other store. What is OMa maps the fields where Koolhaas is active, not only showing his realized buildings but illuminating his perspective on the contemporary city and urbanity. The book describes with great clarity Koolhaas's role in architectural theory and the body of concepts wielded by him. Authors of international repute from beyond the province of architecture examine Koolhaas's work in the light of social and economic developments. As a result, What is OMA paints an intelligent picture of the sheer range of Rem Koolhaas's architecture and its seminal role in the architectural world. It is the first book to approach Koolhaas's work from the vantage point of disciplines other than architecture and to explain it to the general public. 156141 2 1 2004 What Is Oma: Considering Rem Koolhaas and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture total:8|4:1|3:7| 8 25 15 0 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:23:20 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 00:23:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 26 19:24:01 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:24:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 13:41:50 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:33:50 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 13:41:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 19 19:41:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 19:41:00 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jul 09 00:13:23 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 00:13:23 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Apr 23 05:10:10 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 05:10:10 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 22 00:03:47 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 00:03:47 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Feb 13 11:46:27 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 11:46:34 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 08 07:38:49 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 07:38:49 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Sep 01 19:15:47 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 19:15:47 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Aug 22 07:53:03 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 07:53:03 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Aug 20 08:10:12 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 08:10:38 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Jul 18 06:05:25 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 06:05:25 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Jun 16 15:34:49 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 15:34:49 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu May 24 13:31:58 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 13:31:58 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=161780