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Rem Koolhaas is a renowned Dutch architect, urbanist, and theorist known for his innovative approach to architecture and urban planning. As the founder of OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture), he has influenced global architecture with projects that challenge traditional design principles, emphasizing density, complexity, and the intersection of form and function. Koolhaas’s writings, particularly Delirious New York and S,M,L,XL, have redefined modern architecture, exploring the impact of urbanism and culture on built environments.
Rem Koolhaas, a figure synonymous with theoretical audacity and urban provocations, ventured into residential architecture with his Dutch House project (1992-1994). While less renowned than his urban-focused projects, this house…
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Rem Koolhaas’s Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan (1978) remains one of the most influential architectural texts of the 20th century, offering a radical interpretation of Manhattan’s architecture…
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As a discipline, architecture possesses a profound depth that draws upon a vast reservoir of research, theory, and thought, often hidden beneath the surface of physical structures. Whether you’re a…
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In 1998, Jean-François Lemoine, a French newspaper publisher, was searching for an architect to design a new home when he suffered a car accident that left him partially paralyzed. This…
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A building has at least two lives – the one imagined by its maker and the life it lives afterward – and they are never the same. – Rem Koolhaas
