| Title |
A Study on the Characteristic of Architecture and Urbanism of Koolhaas in 'city in the city' |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2018.34.7.89 |
| Keywords |
City in the City ; Koolhaas ; Ungers ; Berlin ; Archipelago ; dialectic ; density |
| Abstract |
Koolhaas' perspective on urbanism differs from the modern urbanism and typological urbanism. The Melun-Senart masterplan, La Defense masterplan shows unique characteristic different from that of conventional urbanism. The roots of this creative approach can be found in the traits of his research with O.M. Ungers back in the 1970s. Koolhaas and Ungers have collaborated intimately from 1972 to 1977 to work on urban projects. This collaboration reaches its cilmax in their project City in the City, where many of Koolhaas' core concepts such as archipelago, void/solid, plurality, infrastructure, congestion, and social condenser are introduced. This thesis will explore the development of these concepts in their collaboration and shed new light on how this period has made a transition into Koolhaas' perspective on urbanism and architecture as well as his works. The purpose of this study is to investigate these core concepts of Koolhaas in City in the City, and to find the development and the meaning of these concepts in his projects. |