AA Words One: Supercritical: Peter Eisenman Meets Rem Koolhaas [Paperback]

Brett Steele (Author), Rem Koolhaas (Author), Peter Eisenman (Contributor), Jeffrey Kipnis (Contributor), Robert E. Somol (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1902902513 | ISBN-13: 978-1902902517 | Publication Date: May 10, 2007

In January 2006 Peter Eisenman joined Rem Koolhaas at the Architectural Association for an evening of conversation about architecture, ideology, and the city. Their dialogue forms the basis for the first volume of AA Words, a series emphasizing the written word as the basis for critical debate by contemporary architects and theorists. Each architect states his views about the terms of architecture, including its theories and relationship to the city and other forms of critical and cultural practice. As a coda to the conversation, the book includes contributions by Jeffrey Kipnis, Robert E. Somol, and Brett Steele, who offer their personal interpretations of the critical practices of Eisenman and Koolhaas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: AA Publications (May 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1902902513
• ISBN-13: 978-1902902517
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,413,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite a conversation, February 19, 2011

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This review is from: AA Words One: Supercritical: Peter Eisenman Meets Rem Koolhaas (Paperback)

This is a fairly small book, but it is the record of a conversation between two architectural greats that any newcomer to the industry would have an almost impossible time getting to hear. Instead, this little book contains a transcript of a two hour discussion between them. While every word is not of breath taking importance, enough is that you get a good feeling of the way they view their own work, the state of contemporary architecture and their view of the field of architecture in general.==It is fascinating to see how they approach life and work.