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| Rem Koolhaas/OMA | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rem Koolhaas |
| Birth date | 17 November 1944 |
| Birth place | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Architectural Association School of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design |
| Practice | Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) |
| Significant projects | CCTV Headquarters, Seattle Central Library, Casa da Música, De Rotterdam |
| Awards | Pritzker Architecture Prize, Golden Lion (Venice Biennale), RIBA International Prize |
Rem Koolhaas/OMA Rem Koolhaas/OMA is a Dutch architect and the principal of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), noted for projects such as the CCTV Headquarters, Seattle Central Library, and Casa da Música. His work intersects with urban research from Delirious New York, collaborations with institutions like Strelka Institute and exhibitions at the Venice Biennale, and teaching roles at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, producing debates involving figures such as Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, and Bjarke Ingels. Koolhaas and OMA have influenced discourse across platforms including Architectural Digest, Domus, and the Serpentine Gallery.
Koolhaas was born in Rotterdam and studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he later taught alongside faculty from Columbia University, ETH Zurich, and Yale School of Architecture. He founded OMA with partners including Eleanor Bron, Elia Zenghelis, and later collaborators like Shohei Shigematsu and Mahmoud Bodo Rasoul; OMA expanded with offices in Rotterdam, New York City, Beijing, and Hong Kong. His career milestones include publication of Delirious New York and projects negotiated with clients such as BBC, CCTV, City of Rotterdam, and Municipality of Porto. Interactions with contemporaries—Remment Lucas "Rem" Koolhaas engaged debates with Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Tadao Ando—shaped receptions in venues like MoMA, Tate Modern, and Centre Pompidou.
Koolhaas advanced theoretical frameworks in Delirious New York and S,M,L,XL, blending urbanism with programmatic hybridity examined by scholars from Royal Institute of British Architects and critics at The Guardian, New York Times, and Architectural Review. His approach references precedents such as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Louis Kahn, while dialoguing with theorists like Jane Jacobs, Kevin Lynch, and Aldo Rossi. OMA’s methodologies have been compared alongside practices including OMA competitors like Herzog & de Meuron, Foster + Partners, and Arup engineering, and debated at forums including the Venice Biennale, Serpentine Pavilion, and World Architecture Festival.
Signature commissions include the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, the Seattle Central Library in Seattle, Casa da Música in Porto, and the mixed-use De Rotterdam in Rotterdam. Other significant projects encompass the Erasmus Bridge, Euralille masterplan in Lille, Maison à Bordeaux associations, and cultural buildings such as the Nuova Biblioteca Centrale di Firenze proposals. OMA’s portfolio extends to large-scale urban interventions like proposals for Times Square, the Jussieu Campus in Paris, and commissions from institutions including Prada, Hermès, and Hyundai. Collaboration with engineering firms such as Arup and construction groups like Skanska enabled projects like Casa da Música and the CCTV tower.
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) operates with partners and directors including Eelco Brand, Shohei Shigematsu, David Gianotten, Jason Long, and founding associates such as Eleanor Bron and Elia Zenghelis; its leadership network extends to regional offices in Beijing and New York City. OMA often collaborates with consultants like Arup, landscape firms such as West 8, and fabricators including Buro Happold; commissioning clients have included BBC, CCTV, City of Rotterdam, Municipality of Porto, and private developers like Carso Group. The practice nurtures younger designers who later joined firms like BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), and Snøhetta.
Koolhaas has received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Golden Lion (Venice Biennale), the RIBA International Prize, and the Scheibel Architecture Prize; institutions awarding honors include Royal Institute of British Architects, American Institute of Architects, and Dutch Architecture Fund. Major retrospectives and lectures have been hosted at MoMA, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Vitra Design Museum, and the Serpentine Galleries, while publications about his work have appeared in Architectural Review, Domus, El Croquis, and The New Yorker.
Koolhaas and OMA influenced generations of architects including Bjarke Ingels, David Adjaye, Daniel Libeskind, Elizabeth Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Frank Gehry’s contemporaries; critics from The New York Times, The Guardian, Architectural Review, and academics at Harvard and MIT debate his legacy. Criticism has focused on issues raised by Jane Jacobs-inspired urbanists, sustainability advocates from C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and preservationists linked to ICOMOS; contested projects include the CCTV and debates at the Venice Biennale. Koolhaas’s work remains a subject in syllabi at Architectural Association School of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and research centers like Strelka Institute and The Bartlett School of Architecture.
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