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This first critical monograph of the work of Rem Koolhaas and OMA does more than just describe projects and buildings, it places his career in a cultural context that allows the reader to better understand the creative process of modern architecture. The works are presented in chronological and thematic order, thus retracing the career of Koolhaas from his student days to his neo-avantgarde experimentation atthe end of the 1970s, finishing with his most recent works in Porto, Seoul, and Beijing. The individual projects are analysed from conception to construction, with particular attention to the conceptual and technical reasons for the choice of materials and configuration. Ample space is dedicated to the theoretical formulations of Koolhaas, providing a reflection of the fundamental principles of the contemporary architectural project.  \nRoberto Gargiani, born in 1956, obtained his degree at the University of Florence in 1983 and his doctorate in the history of architecture in 1992. He has taught the history of architecture in Florence, Rouen, Paris and Rome. He is now Professor of the History of Architecture and Construction at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) . Among his books: Perret e Le Corbusier, confronti (1990), with G. Fanelli; Auguste Perret (1993); Il principio del rivestimento (1994), with G. Fanelli; Storia dell’architettura contemporanea (1998), with G. Fanelli; Idea e costruzione del Louvre (1998); Principi e costruzione nell’architettura italiana del Quattrocento (2003); Archizoom Associati, 1966- 1974 (2007); and editor of La colonne, nouvelle histoire de la construction (2008) .  \n[www.epflpress.com](www.epflpress.com) [www.routledge.com/builtenvironment](www.routledge.com/builtenvironment)  \nRem Koolhaas | OMA  \nEssays in Architecture  \nRem Koolhaas | OMA  \nThe Construction of Merveilles  \nRoberto Gargiani Translated from the Italian by Stephen Piccolo  \nEP FL Pr ess  \nA Swiss academic publisher distributed by Routledge  \nTaylor & Francis Group Ltd  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park  \nAbingdon, Oxford, OX14 4RN, UK  \nRoutledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, An informa business.  \n[www.routledge.com](www.routledge.com)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.  \nThis book is published under the editorial direction of Professors Jacques Lucan and Luca Ortelli (EPFL) .  \nThe publisher and author express their thanks to the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) for its generous support towards the publication of this book.  \nThe graphical layout of the book and cover design are by Paola Ranzini Pallavicini of Studio Pagina, Milan Italy.  \nThe book was translated by Stephen Piccolo ([www.transiting.eu](www.transiting.eu)).  \nIs an imprint owned by the Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, a Swiss academic publishing company whose main purpose is to publish the teaching and research works of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.  \nPresses polytechniqueset universitaires romandes EPFL – Centre Midi Post office box 119  \nCH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland E-mail: [ppur@epfl.ch](ppur@epfl.ch)  \nPhone: +41 (0)21 693 2130  \nFax: +41 (0)21 693 4027 [www.epflpress.org](www.epflpress.org)  \n© 2008, first edition, EPFL Press ISBN 978-2-940222-22-3  \nISBN 978-0-415-46145-0  \nPrinted in Italy  \nAll rights reserved (including those of translation into the fren","cbCaicp2qb11HnCv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicp2qb11HnCv","pdf",969332,16,"English","# Table of Contents\n## Chapter 1. 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