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Koolhaas in Beijing

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In this fifth entry in the influential essay series sponsored by the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, Dutch novelist and critic Edzard Mik visits Rem Koolhaas's CCTV building in Bejing and writes a lyrical 'road essay' about Koolhaas, Beijing and on being an artist in the twenty-first century. No building in the world possesses more ''Wow Factor'' than the monumental, imaginative tower in Bejing's central business district. Opened in 2009, the glittering archway -- refered to as the ''twisted doughnut'' by local wags -- serves as headquarters for Central China television. Each of these beautifully designed pocket-sized books is a small window on a very large idea or project.

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2011

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Edzard Mik

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Edzard Mik (1960) werd geboren in Groningen, waar hij rechten studeerde. In Maastricht was hij vervolgens werkzaam als advocaat, in Utrecht doceerde hij aan de School voor Journalistiek, en thans woont hij met vrouw en kinderen in Amsterdam. Voor Vrij Nederland en NRC Handelsblad schrijft hij beschouwingen over beeldende kunst, architectuur, literatuur en theater. Daarnaast is hij redacteur voor De Gids.
Mik schreef korte verhalen, filmscenario’s voor de VPRO en libretto’s. Goede tijden is zijn zevende roman.

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