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Rem Koolhaas
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OMA Doesn’t Mince Symbols at the New Axel Springer Campus
The complex’s new building makes a statement about the past of Berlin and the future of journalism.
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From the Metropolis Archives: The ABC’s of Mies van der Rohe and IIT
Originally published in 2004 this article takes a look at Rem Koolhaas's student center at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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At Rem Koolhaas’s Countryside, the Medium Doesn’t Fit the Message—If There is One
The memelike exhibition will please crowds of most stripes, but it’s doomed by an excess of unorganized, sentimentalist content.
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Triangle with a Twist: OMA’s New Tower Reinterprets Local Commercial Ephemera
In Amsterdam’s south, OMA has completed a triangular hotel—the largest in the Netherlands and Belgium—that shows its neighbors how to dance in style.
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At the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, Wondering “Can Architects Curate?”
Despite some smart research, this edition's glut of information and ignorance of context reflects architecture's crisis of curation, our critic writes.
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OMA Will Design the New Museum Expansion
The new building at 231 Bowery (adjacent the existing museum) will add 50,000 square feet of galleries, public circulation, and flexible space for other new programs and "platforms."
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Rem Koolhaas on Competition “Torture,” Urban Erasure, and Europe’s Ills
During a talk at the Tate Modern, photographer Wolfgang Tillmans provoked compelling responses from Koolhaas, who abandoned the usual script.
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Portugal’s MAAT Museum a Monument to Corporate Ego
The Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon, by Amanda Levete, may be a jewel, but it shows a complete and utter disregard for its context.
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Sons of Koolhaas, Saarinen Explore Fathers’ Works in New Documentaries
Eric Saarinen and Tomas Koolhaas have both produced visually-stimulating architectural documentaries that give unique insight into their parents' minds and works.
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Amid Zero Protest, OMA’s Netherlands Dance Theater Meets Its End
The demolition of a key OMA work prompts questions about the civic value of innovative architecture.
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Cold War Casual: In Moscow, Rem Koolhaas Channels the History of Modernism
At Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Rem Koolhaas channels Modernism toward historicist ends.
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Rem Koolhaas Talks Prada and Architecture’s Relationship to Art
The renowned architect and polemicist speaks to Metropolis about the Fondazione Prada and rethinking the relationship between architecture and art.
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Rem Koolhaas’s Kit of Parts Exposed in a 15-Volume Work
Koolhaas’s 15-volume look into architectural elements is exhaustive and exhausting, mad and maddening.
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Both House and Home: Architecture Is More Than Just “Elements”
Two installations at the National Building Museum offer an interesting counterpoint to Rem Koolhaas's "Elements" ethos.
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This Year’s Venice Architecture Biennale Tackles Modernism’s Biggest Problem
Rem Koolhaas's provocation for the architecture biennale helps expose critical non-Eurocentric histories.
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Exhibition to Showcase Early Drawings of Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas
An upcoming show at the Kemper Art Museum highlights the youthful, often handmade work of the world's most famous architects.
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Of Fundamentals and Fundamentalists: Critics Talk Koolhaas’s Biennale
What everyone is saying about Rem's Venice curatorial effort.
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What’s So Different About Koolhaas’s Venice Biennale?
The architect has big plans for this year's biennial. Will it be radically removed from previous programs, as Koolhaas suggests?
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Tomas Koolhaas, Son Of Rem, Prepares Doc About His Father
Tomas Koolhaas has launched a Kickstarter to help fund his upcoming film, "REM," about his father.
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De(lirious) Rotterdam: OMA Completes Holland’s Largest Building
After 16 years, OMA finally completes its longest-running project.