OMA, Rem Koolhaas: Generic City (Reprinted Edition)

The thirty-year anniversary of “OMA: The Generic City”—a cult, out-of-print publication dedicated to Tokyo, first released by OMA/Rem Koolhaas in 1995—is celebrated by Capsule in 2025 with a limited reprint, revisiting a visionary dialogue between urban theory and graphic design. A very rare catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition “OMA in Tokyo: Rem Koolhaas and the Place of Public Architecture,” held at TN Probe, Tokyo, October 20, 1995 to January 20, 1996, the book also features a photographic story of Tokyo captured by Nobuyoshi Araki, a text by Arata Isozaki, and interviews with Rem Koolhaas. Limited edition of 500 copies.

“The Generic City is the city liberated from the captivity of centre, from the straitjacket of identity. The Generic City breaks with the destructive cycle of dependency: it is nothing but a reflection of present need and present ability. It is the city without history. It is big enough for everybody. It is easy. It does not need maintenance. If it gets too small it just expands. If it gets too old it just self-destructs and renews. It is equally exciting—or unexciting—everywhere. It is ‘superficial’—like a Hollywood studio lot, it can produce a new identity every Monday morning.”
—Rem Koolhaas

Pages: 72
Dimensions: 180 x 256 mm
Format: Softcover
Year: 2025
Language: Japanese 
Publisher: Capsule