--- product_id: 82650796 title: "Rem Koolhaas. Elements of Architecture" price: "AED 689" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/82650796-rem-koolhaas-elements-of-architecture store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Rem Koolhaas. Elements of Architecture **Price:** AED 689 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rem Koolhaas. Elements of Architecture - **How much does it cost?** AED 689 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/82650796-rem-koolhaas-elements-of-architecture) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Elements of Architecture focuses on the fragments of the rich and complex architectural collage. Window, façade, balcony, corridor, fireplace, stair, escalator, elevator: the book seeks to excavate the micro-narratives of building detail. The result is no single history, but rather the web of origins, contaminations, similarities, and differences in architectural evolution, including the influence of technological advances, climatic adaptation, political calculation, economic contexts, regulatory requirements, and new digital opportunities. It’s a guide that is long overdue—in Koolhaas’s own words, “Never was a book more relevant—at a moment where architecture as we know it is changing beyond recognition.” Derived, updated, and expanded from Koolhaas’s exhaustive and much-lauded exhibition at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, this is an essential toolkit to understanding the fundamentals that comprise structure around the globe. Designed by Irma Boom and based on research from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the 2,600-page monograph contains essays from Rem Koolhaas, Stephan Trueby, Manfredo di Robilant, and Jeffrey Inaba; interviews with Werner Sobek and Tony Fadell (of Nest); and an exclusive photo essay by Wolfgang Tillmans. In addition to comprehensively updated texts and new images, this edition is designed and produced to visually (and physically) embody the immense scope of its subject matter: Custom split-spine binding: our printer modified their industrial binding machine to allow for the flexible, eight-centimeter thick spine Contains a new introductory chapter with forewords, table of contents, and an index, located in the middle of the book (where it naturally opens due to its unique spine) Printed on 50g Opakal paper, allowing for the ideal level of opacity needed to realize Boom’s palimpsest-like design Translucent overlays and personal annotations by Koolhaas and Boom are woven in each chapter to create an alternative, faster route through the book Printed at the originally intended 100% size for full readability Review: Detailed descriptions and illustrations of every element of architecture. - Not only is this a complete reference book on architecture, but it gives historical, practical, and illustrative information on each constructive component of architecture. From floors to walls, to roofs and stairs--every part of building and designing a dwelling or part of one, is included. Informative and so interesting. I'm not even an architect. For sure, a must purchase for every architect and builder. Review: Excellent - Excellent book! My sun loved it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #410,440 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #258 in Urban & Land Use Planning (Books) #412 in Residential Architecture | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 256 Reviews | ## Images ![Rem Koolhaas. Elements of Architecture - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Qkcwk9mQL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Detailed descriptions and illustrations of every element of architecture. *by J***L on December 28, 2018* Not only is this a complete reference book on architecture, but it gives historical, practical, and illustrative information on each constructive component of architecture. From floors to walls, to roofs and stairs--every part of building and designing a dwelling or part of one, is included. Informative and so interesting. I'm not even an architect. For sure, a must purchase for every architect and builder. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent *by T***A on September 26, 2025* Excellent book! My sun loved it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Other Side of Architecture *by K***O on June 7, 2021* This is an awe-inspiring book on architecture. It shows architecture is much more than the stereotype assumption of formal design. There is so much more about making a building, including the technical know-how. This book explores the elements of architecture through the lens of history, technology, science, sustainability, manufacturing, invention, sociology, culture, economics, etc. The combinations of those lenses produce rabbit holes of brilliant insights, technical reasonings, funny encounters, and much more. ## Frequently Bought Together - Rem Koolhaas: Elements of Architecture - S M L XL - Hot to Cold: An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/82650796-rem-koolhaas-elements-of-architecture](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/82650796-rem-koolhaas-elements-of-architecture) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-08-27*