REM KOOLHAAS | S, M, L, XL - First edition

First edition of the iconic, massive book of OMA projects and ideas by Bruce Mau and Rem Koolhaas. Scarce yellow cover lettering suggests first printing. The book's title is also its framework: projects and essays are arranged according to scale. While Small and Medium address issues ranging from the domestic to the public, Large focuses on what Koolhaas calls "the architecture of Bigness." Extra-Large features projects at the urban scale, along with the important essay "What Ever Happened to Urbanism?" and other studies of the contemporary city. Running throughout the book is a "dictionary" of an adventurous new Koolhaasian language -- definitions, commentaries, and quotes from hundreds of literary, cultural, artistic, and architectural sources. (from the publisher) Cover has bumped and creased corners at bottom front board. Cover also has scratch and other light wear. Inside pages are clean and crisp. Very good to good ++ condition. See photos for details.