Reviews
It was a thought-provoking piece. Where am I amidst the massive currents of modern capitalism? Where am I going...
A long and peculiar text in which Rem Koolhaas, after excitedly surfing the waves of neoliberalism with childlike curiosity, feels frustration, cynicism, disgust, rejection, fear, as well as curiosity and hope when those massive waves reach a point beyond what an individual can handle.
*Junkspace* is an essay included in the book titled "The Shopping Guide," one of two volumes that serve as the first results of the "Urban Project," a collection of research findings presented by Rem Koolhaas at a graduate seminar. The other book, *The Great Leap*, explores the development project of the Pearl River Delta located between Hong Kong and Macau. "If 'space junk' is human waste dumped in space, then 'junkspace' is the residue left behind by humanity on Earth." This 'residue' is
Junk Space | Written by Rem Koolhaas | Published by Munhak & Jiseongsa Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas worked as a journalist and film screenwriter before studying architecture in London, England. *Junk Space* can be considered a work that encapsulates this background of his. Through this book, one can see the naked truth of modern capitalism and the disorder and chaos within buildings that are tamed in the name of rationalism and convenience. Furthermore, the work sharply points out that modern
Rem Koolhaas et al.: Junkspace | Future City
“If space-junk is human waste discarded in space, then junk-space is the residue of humanity left on Earth.” This collection combines the avant-garde essay *Junk Space* by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas with *The Future City* by Marxist theorist Frederic Jameson, who explores utopian possibilities within Koolhaas’s thought. *Junk Space*, originally included in the *Shopping Guide*—a product of the Harvard Design School seminar *The City Project* led by Rem Koolhaas—declares that “architecture disappeared in the 20th century.” If so, what exactly are those structures endlessly rising everywhere today? According to him, they are junk space, or garbage space. Architecture no longer pursues the monumental; instead, it is occupied by spaces that yearn for eternal change and are always waiting to be reorganized. This signifies not merely the end of architectural history, but the end of history itself—meaning that in this world, we can no longer move forward and are confined to an eternal present. Frederic Jameson poses a question while gazing at the Junkspace depicted by Koolhaas. In this apocalyptic world that seems to have no exit, can we attempt to escape? What hope can be found here?
Korean title: 정크스페이스 | 미래 도시
Korean author: 렘 콜하스 외
Korean publisher: 문학과지성사
ISBN-13: 9788932036038
Reviews
It was a thought-provoking piece. Where am I amidst the massive currents of modern capitalism? Where am I going...
A long and peculiar text in which Rem Koolhaas, after excitedly surfing the waves of neoliberalism with childlike curiosity, feels frustration, cynicism, disgust, rejection, fear, as well as curiosity and hope when those massive waves reach a point beyond what an individual can handle.
*Junkspace* is an essay included in the book titled "The Shopping Guide," one of two volumes that serve as the first results of the "Urban Project," a collection of research findings presented by Rem Koolhaas at a graduate seminar. The other book, *The Great Leap*, explores the development project of the Pearl River Delta located between Hong Kong and Macau. "If 'space junk' is human waste dumped in space, then 'junkspace' is the residue left behind by humanity on Earth." This 'residue' is
Junk Space | Written by Rem Koolhaas | Published by Munhak & Jiseongsa Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas worked as a journalist and film screenwriter before studying architecture in London, England. *Junk Space* can be considered a work that encapsulates this background of his. Through this book, one can see the naked truth of modern capitalism and the disorder and chaos within buildings that are tamed in the name of rationalism and convenience. Furthermore, the work sharply points out that modern
