"As dense metropolises become overwhelmed, the countryside is seen as an escape hatch"

Coronavirus has changed the relationship between cities and their rural hinterlands, writes Mimi Zeiger, casting new light on the essays accompanying Rem Koolhaas' now-shuttered Countryside exhibition.Reading Countryside, A Report,a book of essays on rural areas by the Dutch architect and his research studio AMO, during the time of Covid-19 is like trying to learn to swim by watching a goldfish.
Produced as a catalogue to accompany the currently shuttered exhibition Countryside, The Future at Ne