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KM3-EXCURSIONS ON CAPACITIES Paperback – Unabridged, December 30, 1899

by MVRDV (Author)

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Three-dimensionality can be seen as architecture's fundamental existence, the profession's acclaimed domain. In times of globalism and scale enlargement, an update of this definition seems needed: metres turn into kilometres, "M3" becomes "KM3". KM3 is a story about a world that is getting dense. Very dense. It constructs its logical response: a city that is denser. A city that is continuously under construction, with space for limitless capacities, populations. Beyond scarcity. Beyond separation. Beyond pessimism and protectionism. The 3D City. A free-fall in endless space. From right to left, from front to back, from above to below. Pure depth. KM3 is more a construct than an analysis. KM3 is a hypothesis, a theoretical city, a possible urban theory. KM3 can also be seen as a science-fiction novel, a twin pair that describes this upcoming city as an emerging presence, an already existing 'other' world. The book includes a DVD of animations and two urban planning software programs by MVRDV.

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1408 pages
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Actar
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December 30, 1899
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6.1 x 2.8 x 8.6 inches
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9788495951854
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978-8495951854
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Ocho años de proyectos e investigación de MVRDV

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 8495951851
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Actar; English edition (December 30, 1899)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1408 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9788495951854
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8495951854
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 2.8 x 8.6 inches

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A good collection of mvrdv works

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It’s very nice to read through the works to see how mvrdv kept experimenting their idea of 3D city and have these amazing projects produced.

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mdr

lot of information but little knowledge

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2007

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oma's S,M,L,XL was great and innovative in 1995. But now,this kind of compilation of whatever social/urban/scientific information data, and using that to make architecture via new computer techniques is getting boring. this book have thousands of data but the architectural idea is very shallow. They should just concentrate on architecture and explain about their architectural ideas instead of these graphic data books which the Dutch seems to love nowadays. I have returned this book to get their regular book by another author. Hope it is better than this one.

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Very nice product!

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Sent it as a gift! My godson loved it.

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Wonderful images, concepts and ideas.

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Martha Lluch

On time and in great conditions

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 3, 2013

I have no complaints everything was perfect. Even its a heavy book the video makes a perfect summary of the book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2007

"Three-dimensionality can be seen as architecture's fundamental existence, the profession's acclaimed domain. In times of globalizations and scale enlargement, an update of this definition seems needed: meters turn into kilometers, M3 becomes KM3."

KM3 is the newest tome brought to us by the group at MVRDV. Similar to FARMAX and its explorations of densities, this publication is loaded with ideas and projects, the large majority of which remain unbuilt, or even unbuildable. This agglomeration gives the reader a brick of over 1400 pages of type, photographs, renderings and sketches that will literally stand on its own on any shelf. Apparently, MVRDV first wished to publish each chapter (ten in all) as a series of smaller volumes, but concede that the cost of doing so was not feasible.

Throughout the bulk of pages, many extravagant ideas are presented. Most of these are simply unresolved sketch exercises reminiscent of the broad range of concepts found in any progressive architecture school. But, there is also documentation of elegant built work interspersed throughout, such as the Frosilo apartments in Copenhagen and the Patio 2 residences in The Hague. A sometimes surprising amount of effort is devoted to topics of research, the hypotheses of which reap interesting conclusions, such as in the study of stacked pig farming in the Netherlands.

KM3 does not break from common criticism of books of this nature - there is an abundance of flair, yet a distinct lack of rigor; perhaps another excursion on capacity could have shortened this book to one third its size. The progressively experimental nature of the publication can be commended, however, and readers should be surprised with the built work that is presented in KM3, as much of it has scantily been published.

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