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Koolhaas. Countryside, A Report
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Koolhaas. Countryside, A Report
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The rural, remote, and wild territories we call “countryside”, or the
, make up the front line where today’s most powerful forces—
—are playing out. Increasingly under a ‘Cartesian’ regime—gridded, mechanized, and optimized for maximal production—these sites are changing beyond recognition. In his latest publication,
gathers travelogue essays exploring territories marked by global forces and
: a test site near
, where the robots that will maintain Japan’s infrastructure and agriculture are tested; a greenhouse city in
that may be the origin for the cosmology of today’s countryside; the rapidly thawing permafrost of
, a region wrestling with the possibility of relocation; refugees populating dying villages in the
countryside and intersecting with climate change activists; habituated mountain gorillas confronting humans on ‘their’ territory in
; the
, where industrial-scale farming operations are coming to grips with regenerative agriculture; and
transformed into all-in-one factory, e-commerce stores, and fulfillment centers. This book is
. The exhibition and book mark
, who launched his career with two city-centric entities:
(1975) and
(1978). It’s designed by
, who drew inspiration for the book’s pocket-sized concept, as well as its innovative typography and layout, from her research in the Vatican library. The book brings together collaborative research by
,
, and students at the
;
; and the
. Contributors also include
, and
.