By Rem Koolhaas
ISBN-10: 1885254008
ISBN-13: 9781885254009
"Manhattan," he writes, "is the twentieth century's Rosetta Stone . . . occupied through architectural mutations (Central Park, the Skyscraper), utopian fragments (Rockefeller middle, the U.N. Building), and irrational phenomena (Radio urban tune Hall)." Koolhaas translates and reinterprets the dynamic courting among structure and tradition in a few telling episodes of recent York's background, together with the imposition of the ny grid, the construction of Coney Island, and the improvement of the skyscraper. Delirious New York is additionally filled with fascinating and enjoyable evidence and illustrated with witty watercolors and quirky archival drawings, images, postcards, and maps. The spirit of this visionary research of new york equals the strength of the town itself.
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