Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas in 2013

Remment Lucas "Rem" Koolhaas (Dutch pronunciation: [rɛm koːlɦaːs]; born as Remko L. Olhaas, 17 November 1944 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Koolhaas went to the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and the Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Koolhaas is the founding partner of OMA, and of its research-oriented counterpart AMO based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 2005, he co-founded Volume Magazine together with Mark Wigley and Ole Bouman.

He is thought of as one of the most important architectural thinkers and urbanists of his generation.[1][2][3] In 2000, Rem Koolhaas won the Pritzker Prize.[4] In 2008, Time put him in their top 100 of The World's Most Influential People.[5]

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References

  1. Ouroussoff, Nicolai. Why is Rem Koolhaas the World's Most Controversial Architect? (September 2012)Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. Quirk, Vanessa. Rem Koolhaas: A Reluctant Architect (17 November 2012)ArchDaily.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. Kunkel, Patrick. Ingrid Böck's "Six Canonical Projects by Rem Koolhaas" Dissects the Ideas that have Made Koolhaas' Career (28 July 2015)ArchDaily.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. Chevalier, Michel. Luxury Brand Management (2012). Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-17176-9.
  5. Lacayo, Richard (30 April 2009). "Rem Koolhaas". Time Retrieved on 12 May 2008. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733752_1735981,00.html. Retrieved 22 May 2010.