 The cover of the first edition of the book, designed by Madelon Vriesendorp | |
| Author | Rem Koolhaas |
|---|---|
| Original title | Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan |
| Illustrator | Nigel Smith, Donald Chong, Bob Gundu, Chris Rowat, and Nazik Tahri |
| Cover artist | Madelon Vriesendorp |
| Language | English |
| Subject | New York City, architecture |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Set in | Franklin and News Gothic |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, The Monacelli Press |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-1885254009 |
| OCLC | 31765587 |
| 720.9747 | |
| LC Class | 94076577 |
| Preceded by | - |
| Followed by | S,M,L,XL |
| Website | oma |
Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan is a 1978 book, written by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The book serves as a retroactive manifesto for Manhattan between 1850 and 1960, analyzing the development of architecture and urban design throughout New York's history from the founding of New Amsterdam by the Dutch, to the design of the Headquarters of the United Nations by Le Corbusier. Rem Koolhaas describes the concept of 'Manhattanism', the theory of the creation and functioning of the city of New York, at length in the book.