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Rem Koolhaas: A Worldwide Influence

Netherlands Architecture News - Aug 24, 2015 - 11:41   12314 views

Rem Koolhaas: A Worldwide Influence

Rem Koolhaas, image via Architectural Review

Discover Rem Koolhaas in details and take a Koolhaas Quiz- if you know him better and aswer questions about his biography, projects and architecture.

Rem Koolhaas is an internationally renowned architect who has built diverse post-modern structures worldwide. Koolhaas was influenced by post-modern Japanese architectural theory as well as his experience in reconstruction and invention in the Nederlands and Indonesia. I try to find ways in which change can be mobilized to strengthen the original identity. It's a weird combination of having faith and having no faith.' says Rem Koolhaas.

Koolhaas has developed numerous buildings and designs across the globe. To better understand his philosophical embrace of Metabolism in his unique post-modern worldview, we will examine three of his notable works: The Casa Da Musica, the Seattle Public Library, and most controversially, the Chinese Central Television Headquarters. All these pieces exemplify Koolhaas's interpretation of post-modern metabolism, or the idea that mega-structures should emerge organically from the community and culture to meet contemporary needs......Continue Reading

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