Diagrams: A Project by AMO/OMA examines the diagram not as a neutral tool but as a charged instrument of meaning-making — one equally capable of constructing knowledge, enabling comprehension, and engineering manipulation across scientific and cultural fields.
About This Book
Conceived by AMO/OMA, the research and design studio founded by Rem Koolhaas, this publication emerged from an exhibition project staged at Fondazione Prada's Venice venue, Ca' Corner della Regina. At its core is a question with serious stakes: what does it mean that diagrams — those apparently objective visualisations of data — are also instruments of persuasion and control? The book investigates visual communication as it operates across disciplines, probing the relationship between human intelligence, knowledge production, and the cultural mechanisms through which information is disseminated. For designers, architects, and theorists alert to how representation shapes reality, this is essential reading.
Key Features
- 448 pages of exhibition-driven visual and theoretical content on data visualisation and diagrammatic thinking
- Conceived by AMO/OMA, founded by Rem Koolhaas
- Published by Fondazione Prada, in conjunction with the Ca' Corner della Regina exhibition
- ISBN: 9788887029949
What You'll Discover
- How diagrams function simultaneously as analytical tools and as instruments of manipulation — and why that distinction matters
- The relationship between data visualisation and the construction of cultural and scientific meaning
- AMO/OMA's speculative framework for understanding how knowledge is created and disseminated through visual form
- The diagram as a site of dialogue between human intelligence, spatial practice, and the representation of complex phenomena
About the Author
AMO is the research studio operating alongside OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture), founded by Rem Koolhaas. Where OMA works in built form, AMO applies architectural thinking to media, politics, and the production of knowledge — this publication being a direct expression of that expanded practice.
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 448
- Dimensions: 17 x 22 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788887029949
- Publisher: Fondazione Prada
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, designers, and theorists interested in representation, data visualisation, and the politics of knowledge — as well as those drawn to Rem Koolhaas and OMA's intellectual practice beyond built work.