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See the amazing translucent photovoltaic roof planned for OMA and KOO's arts centre for the University of Illinois
by Andrew Manns | 31 May 2019
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has selected OMA and KOO to plan its US$95m (€85.1m, £75m) Center for the Arts. The 88,000 sq ft (8,175.4 sq m) complex will have a translucent roof with embedded photovoltaics that will reflect light from the performance halls. The facility – to be located on the school's north-west campus – will comprise a 500-seat concert hall and a 270-seat auditorium, as well
Rem Koolhaas to deliver keynote at World Architecture Festival
by Luke Cloherty | 11 Sep 2018
Dutch architect and founder of Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) Rem Koolhaas will deliver the closing keynote speech at the 2018 World Architecture Festival (WAF). Koolhaas, one of the most famous names in architecture today, will close out the event which takes place in Amsterdam and whose theme this year is on identity. Paul Finch, WAF programme director, said: “This is the first time we’ll be holding WAF in the
Rem Koolhaas and OMA reveal renovation plans for Russia's largest museum
by Kim Megson | 20 Feb 2018
Rem Koolhaas and OMA’s plans to renovate the largest museum building in Russia have been unveiled. The New Tretyakov Gallery houses an extensive and important collection of Russian art, including work from Malevich, Kandinsky, Chagall, and Soviet artists such as Aleksandr Deyneka and Vera Mukhina. The 61,000sq m (657,600sq ft) building, which includes multiple exhibition halls, was originally designed by architects N.P. Sukoyan and Y.N. Sheverdyaev in the 1960s, and
Rem Koolhaas and OMA to expand New York's New Museum
by Kim Megson | 13 Oct 2017
International architecture firm OMA are set to design their first public building in New York City, an expansion of the city’s New Museum. Studio partners Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu will lead the project, which is being built on a site at 231 Bowery, purchased by the contemporary art museum in 2008. The expansion, first announced in May 2016, will double the museum’s footprint by providing an additional 50,000sq ft
Week's top news: Hong Kong's huge sports park, China's 'bird airport' and pavilion commissions for Rem Koolhaas and Diébédo Francis Kéré
by Kim Megson | 25 Feb 2017
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from the Serpentine Pavilion’s next architect to the world’s first ‘bird airport’. Monday • In an exclusive interview with CLAD, the architect who oversaw the creation of Lisbon’s sparkling new Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology explains the inspiration behind the acclaimed design. Read here. • Architecture studio HKS have been brought on board to design h.Club LA;
Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten revealed as designers of Melbourne's next MPavilion
by Kim Megson | 21 Feb 2017
Architects Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of international studio OMA have been announced as the high-profile designers of the 2017 MPavilion in Melbourne, Australia. The duo will work together to create the temporary landmark and events hub, located in Queen Victoria Gardens, which will host a free, four-month programme of talks, workshops, performances and installations. The MPavilion project began in 2014, and is inspired in part by the annual Serpentine
UPDATE: Rem Koolhaas' cultural hub for Manchester wins planning approval
by Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016
Factory, the flagship arts building for the north of England designed by Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has been granted planning approval by Manchester City Council. Construction will begin in Q1 2017 on the large-scale venue, which has been designed to reflect the “extraordinary creative vision and breadth of Manchester’s cultural life”. Ellen van Loon and OMA founder Rem Koolhaas are leading the project. The £110m (US$137.2m, €129.6m)
Yansong, Ingels and Koolhaas in the running for Design Museum's annual architecture gong
by Kim Megson | 31 Aug 2016
Ma Yansong, Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog and de Meuron are all in the running for the annual architecture prize awarded by London’s Design Museum. The ninth edition of the museum’s Beazley Designs of the Year will celebrate the best creations over the past 12 months across six categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport. Yansong and his studio MAD are nominated for the Harbin Opera House; Ingels
Rem Koolhaas says architecture has 'serious communication problem'
by Kim Megson | 25 May 2016
Pritzker Prize winning architect and theorist Rem Koolhaas has called for more communication between architects; criticising those who are unwilling to listen to those from different cultures and with different value systems. According to US publication Fast Company, the OMA founder made the statement during a session held on the final day of the American Institute of Architects Convention in Philadelphia. "Architecture has a serious problem today in that people
Bjarke Ingels named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People as Rem Koolhaas pays tribute
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels has been included in TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in 2016. In a citation, Pritzker Prize winner Rem Koolhaas – who founded international practice OMA, where he was once Ingels’ boss – said the Danish architect is “the embodiment of a fully-fledged new typology, which responds perfectly to the current zeitgeist.” He said: “Bjarke is the first major architect who disconnected the profession
Rem Koolhaas wins AU$428m Western Australia Museum project
by Kim Megson | 07 Apr 2016
The development of the new Western Australian Museum building in Perth has reached a significant milestone, with a design team led by international architects OMA now in negotiations to oversee the project. Multi-disciplinary practice Hassell and British constructors Brookfield Multiplex have joined Rem Koolhaas’ studio to design and build the museum, which will house the state’s scientific and cultural collections. The design team overcame competition from firms including Foster +
Rem Koolhaas' US$45m Washington Bridge Park will reconnect the city
by Kim Megson | 18 Jan 2016
The developers creating an elevated park on a disused bridge in Washington D.C are to begin feasibility testing and community outreach programmes early this year as the project enters the pre-construction phase. Architects Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and landscape designers OLIN have designed the park to sit on the city’s 11th Street Bridge, which links Capitol Hill and the Anacostia neighbourhood and is currently being replaced. When finished, the
Rem Koolhaas' OMA fight off the competition to design Manchester arts venue The Factory
by Kim Megson | 25 Nov 2015
Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has won an international competition to design a cutting-edge arts venue in the UK city of Manchester. Nine internationally acclaimed architects – including Zaha Hadid Architecture, Mecanoo, Rafael Vinoly Architects and Diller Scofidio + Renfro – were shortlisted to design the flagship cultural centre, named The Factory. The £110m (US$166m, €157m) large-scale venue – which takes its name from Factory Records, the Manchester
South Korean artist Koo Jeong A designs glow-in-the-dark skatepark for Liverpool
by Kim Megson | 13 Oct 2015
The UK’s first glow-in-the-dark skateboard park has opened in Liverpool ahead of the city’s 2016 biennial arts festival. The permanent sculpture, which is named Evertro, opened to the public on 6 October. It has been designed by South Korean artist Koo Jeong A in association with developer Wheelscape Skateparks. The central bowl of the facility is coated in a phosphorescent paint, so when evening falls, the park glows a luminous
Hollywood stars gather for launch of Rem Koolhaas’ art museum in Moscow
by Jason Holland | 15 Jun 2015
The OMA-designed Garage Museum of Contemporary Art has launched in Moscow, Russia, with stars including George Lucas, Woody Allen, Miuccia Prada, Stella McCartney, Harvey Weinstein and Karlie Kloss on hand for the opening night. The building will house the gallery founded by Dasha Zhukova – wife of Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich – and becomes the capital city’s first post-Soviet and not-for-profit contemporary art space. Architect Rem Koolhaas and
Prada's new arts campus has design by Rem Koolhaas and Wes Anderson
by Tom Anstey | 06 May 2015
OMA, the architectural practice founded by Rem Koolhaas, have converted a former industrial complex in Milan, Italy, into a new home for designer Miuccia Prada’s Fondazione Prada. Fondazione Prada was established by Miuccia Prada in 1993 as a cultural organisation dedicated to the arts, cinema and philosophy. The new venue opens to the public on 9 May. The 19,000sq m (204,500sq ft) art campus, has been seven years in the
RIBA names Rem Koolhaas as Jencks Award winner
by Tom Walker | 31 Aug 2012
Image: Rem Koolhaas The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas as the recipient of the 2012 Jencks Award. The Jencks Award is given annually to an individual (or practice) that has recently made a major contribution internationally to both the theory and practice of architecture. Koolhaas founded OMA (Office of Metropolitan Architecture) in Rotterdam in 1975 and his buildings include the Kunsthal Museum in
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