SMLXL

Eagerly awaited, S,M,L,XL was finally published to enormous critical acclaim in early 1996 - selling out upon publication and now in its second printing. This massive volume sets the standard for the architectural monograph. The gigantic accumulation of words and images illuminates the state of architecture today - its splendors and miseries - and reveals the impact of social, political, economic, and urban conditions.S,M,L,XL combines a critical selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced over the past 20 years by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, with a wide variety of startling and poetic writings. The inventive collaboration between Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau is a graphic overture that weaves together architectural projects, photos and sketches, diary excerpts, personal travelogues, fairy tales, and fables, as well as critical essays on contemporary architecture and society.The book