Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas
Koolhaas in 2013
Born
Remment Lucas Koolhaas

(1944-11-17) 17 November 1944 (age 80)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma materArchitectural Association School of Architecture, Cornell University
Occupation(s)Architect
Architectural theorist
Urbanist
AwardsPritzker Prize (2000)
Praemium Imperiale (2003)
Royal Gold Medal (2004)
Leone d'oro alla carriera (2010)
Rolf Schock Prize (2022)
PracticeOffice for Metropolitan Architecture
BuildingsCasa da Música in Porto
De Rotterdam
Seattle Central Library
Netherlands Embassy Berlin
China Central Television Headquarters
Qatar National Library
ProjectsDelirious New York,
S,M,L,XL
Volume Magazine

Remment Lucas Koolhaas (Dutch pronunciation: [rɛm ˈkoːlɦaːs]; born 17 November 1944) 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. He is often cited as a representative of Deconstructivism and is the author of Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan.[1]

He is seen by some as one of the significant architectural thinkers and urbanists of his generation, by others as a self-important iconoclast.[2][3][4][5] In 2000, Rem Koolhaas won the Pritzker Prize.[6] In 2008, Time put him in their top 100 of The World's Most Influential People.[7] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2014.[8]

  1. ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. pp. 411. ISBN 978-0-415-25225-6.
  2. ^ Michael Kimmelman, "Why Rem Koolhaas Brought a Tractor to the Guggenheim", The New York Times, 20 February 2020, accessed online.
  3. ^ Ouroussoff, Nicolai (September 2012). "Why is Rem Koolhaas the World's Most Controversial Architect?". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2016. Koolhaas' habit of shaking up established conventions has made him one of the most influential architects of his generation. A disproportionate number of the profession's rising stars, including Winy Maas of the Dutch firm MVRDV and Bjarke Ingels of the Copenhagen-based BIG, did stints in his office. Architects dig through his books looking for ideas; students all over the world emulate him. The attraction lies, in part, in his ability to keep us off balance. Unlike other architects of his stature, such as Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid, who have continued to refine their singular aesthetic visions over long careers, Koolhaas works like a conceptual artist—able to draw on a seemingly endless reservoir of ideas.
  4. ^ Quirk, Vanessa (17 November 2012). "Rem Koolhaas: A Reluctant Architect". ArchDaily.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ^ Kunkel, Patrick (28 July 2015). "Ingrid Böck's 'Six Canonical Projects by Rem Koolhaas' Dissects the Ideas that have Made Koolhaas' Career". ArchDaily.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ^ Chevalier, Michel (2012). Luxury Brand Management. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-17176-9.
  7. ^ Lacayo, Richard (30 April 2009). "Rem Koolhaas". Time. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  8. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 12 March 2021.