Rem Koolhaas

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Visit a selection of bold buildings by the Pritzker Prize–winning architect Rem Koolhaas

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A residential development in Singapore, collaboratively designed by Rem Koolhaas’ architecture firm OMA and Buro Ole Scheeren has won World Building of the Year 2015 at the World Architecture Festival (WAF). The vertical village otherwise known as the Interlace, defies conventional tower blocks and is made up of a series of interlocking horizontal buildings, ringing in a new approach to living in the tropics.

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Few makers of architectural documentaries exploit the full potential of film to create a convincing sense of what it is like to move through a sequence of interiors, an ability made much easier with the introduction of the Steadicam in 1976. A rare exception is Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine’s 58-minute-long Koolhaas Houselife (2008), one of two recent releases on the celebrated Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, principal of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam.

Rem Koolhaas discusses the upcoming Venice Architecture Biennale, working with Prada, and his ambitions for the future. Read the interview here.

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Image 17 of 21 from gallery of Dutch House / Rem Koolhaas. © Christian Ritchers

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