An essential toolkit to building anatomies, Taschen's Elements of Architecture takes a look through the microscope at the real fundamentals of our buildings, revealing essential design techniques. Led by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and made with the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the 2528-page book seeks to excavate the micro-narratives of building detail, right down to elements that include windows, facades, balconies, corridors, fireplaces, stairs, escalators, and elevators. Designed by Irma Boom with input from Wolfgang Tillmans, the monograph contains essays from Rem Koolhaas, Stephan Trueby, Manfredo di Robilant, and Jeffrey Inaba, and is printed on 50g Opakal paper with translucent overlays and personal annotations by Koolhaas and Boom.