The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When Rockefeller Center opened its doors in 1935, it took the art world by storm, and put its architect Raymond Hood on the map. It was here, Rem Koolhaas later The post Gabellini Sheppard Associates adds subtle improvements to lobby and plaza at 45 Rockefeller Center appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Art Architect IT Cities 112

ArchDaily

MARCH 3, 2022

The Pritzker Prize is the most important award in the field of architecture, awarded to a living architect whose built work "has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of architecture."

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Archinect

MARCH 28, 2022

Al Mayassa was joined by two-thirds of the architects for the museums: Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron , who will design the Lusail Museum, and ELEMENTAL director Alejandro Aravena , whose firm will be responsible for the Art Mill. OMA ’s Rem Koolhaas , who will design the new Qatar Auto Museum, was the lone holdout.

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Art Contemporary Firms Site 246

Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

The long-awaited Taipei Performing Arts Center in Taiwan has been completed by Rem Koolhaas -led studio OMA ahead of the official opening on 7 August 2022. Theatre has a very long tradition," said Koolhaas. "We Read: Rem Koolhaas is the architect who built deconstructivism's legacy.

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Art Consulting Engineering Engineering 145

Bustler

MAY 14, 2023

Opening in October, the exhibition will celebrate Baan’s documenting of the growth of global megacities and of prominent contemporary architects including Herzog & de Meuron , Rem Koolhaas , and Zaha Hadid. Read the full post on Bustler

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Contemporary Design Architect Events 98

Bustler

JANUARY 13, 2022

This year’s competition was chaired by Rem Koolhaas , who selected the topic “Countryside Dilemmas: New Rural Planning.” Koolhaas was joined by architect and academician Cui Kai, who served as the UIA Representative on the jury. Read the full post on Bustler.

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Students Concept Contemporary Environment 96

SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 7, 2024

I recently watched a video produced by architect and YouTuber Dami Lee about THE LINE , a project that raises significant questions regarding the ethical duty and moral obligations of architects. Interior rendering of THE LINE, Neom, Saudi Arabia (from the project website).

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Architecture Client Clients Sustainability 192

Brandon Donnelly

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But I guess when it’s located on the side of a mountain in Zell am See, Austria; you have a required 13-foot setback on both sides; and your architect is one of the world’s leading practitioners, it starts to feel a bit smaller.

Housing 69

Housing Architect Architecture IT 69

Architizer

APRIL 6, 2023

Over the years, this fusion of disciplines has given rise to many breathtaking collaborations that challenge the status quo as designers and architects join forces to create spaces that are as inspiring as they are functional. In the case of Prada and OMA, their ongoing saga is indeed one for the ages.

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Architecture Inspiration Windows Architect 105

Architonic

JANUARY 24, 2023

The new media house was planned and realized by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) under the direction of partners Rem Koolhaas and Chris van Duijn. The focus of the architects was to create an open working environment for digital nomads, in which collective work is also encouraged.

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Manufacturing Technology Technology Roofing 52

Bustler

OCTOBER 19, 2023

His images document the growth of global megacities, explore traditional and informal housing structures, and portray buildings by prominent contemporary architects including Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Kazuyo Sejima, and Tatiana Bilbao.

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Events Architecture Contemporary Information 52

Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2022

When we first visited Taipei for the competition, we felt it was a city with an appetite for experiment," explained OMA's founder and project lead Rem Koolhaas. OMA, known formally as Office for Metropolitan Architecture, was founded in Rotterdam in 1975 by Koolhaas with Elia Zenghelis, Madelon Vriesendorp and Zoe Zenghelis.

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Art Consulting Engineering Engineering 105

BD+C

JUNE 12, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 127: Context and Design Life of an Architect Podcast dbarista Mon, 06/12/2023 - 16:58 The architectural theory of contextual architecture—often referred to as “contextualism”—asserts that built items should be in response to the literal and abstract components in the environment in which it is built.

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Architect Design Environment Architecture 40

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Written as a collection of short stories, it draws on the mundane trajectories of models and architects at the OMA and shows how innovation permeates design practice, how everyday techniques and workaday choices set new standards for buildings and urban phenomena. In these stories of invention the "Eureka!"

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Architecture Schematic Design Firms Innovation 105

Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2022

The idea of the show is a reinterpretation of a theatrical space; it is a stage for action, familiar yet surprising," AMO project architect Giulio Margheri told Dezeen. The longtime pairing between the two was born from the close relationship between their respective founders Rem Koolhaas and Miuccia Prada.

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Deconstruction Installation Renovation Space 126

Deezen

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

OMA's design was the winning entry of a competition, which studios including SANAA , Herzog & de Meuron , Renzo Piano Building Workshop and David Chipperfield Architects also entered. The studio also has offices in New York, Doha, Sydney, Hong Kong, Beijing and Dubai.

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Building Masterplanning Government Site 126

Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Find out more about One Za'abeel › Photo by Timothy Hursley Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, by Moshe Safdie The title of the world's longest cantilever was previously held by the projecting observation deck at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, designed by architect Moshe Safdie.

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Glass Cities Development Developer 121

Deezen

JULY 19, 2022

Architect Frank Gehry did not consider himself to be part of the deconstructivism movement and was told by philosopher Jacques Derrida that his work was not deconstructivist. However, according to the architect, his reluctance to be included as part of the style was confirmed by Algerian-French philosopher Derrida.

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Deconstruction Development Developer Renovation 110

Deezen

APRIL 27, 2023

Many of the world's eminent architecture and design businesses are fronted by individuals with superstar status, but the recent death of Uruguayan architect Viñoly was a sombre reminder that these famous founders will not be around forever. The time in which Rem became big or relevant was because the time allowed [it]," he added.

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Architecture Firms Architecture Firm Design 110

Architecture Here and There

APRIL 25, 2024

OMH sounds a little bit too much, for my taste, like OMA – the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, founded by the übermodernist architect Rem Koolhaas – but let that pass as well. (Click on link to reserve your $6 ticket.)

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Real Estate Cities Renovation Management 52

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : Well into its fourth decade, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), founded by Rem Koolhaas in 1975, remains one of the most influential and successful practices of its kind.

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Diagram Residential Art Visualization 111

The Spaces

MARCH 25, 2022

Yet as a founding principal at OMA alongside Rem Koolhaas, Madelon Vriesendorp and her husband Elia , the Athens-born Brit is equally known for her versatility as an architect. You can see the history of 20th-century art in Zoe Zenghelis ‘s paintings – every ‘ism’ from Constructivism to Expressionism.

Art 111

Art Architecture Client Clients 111

Architizer

MAY 24, 2022

The style and the corresponding movement emerged in the 1970s and became known in the 1980s with projects around the world by Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and Bernard Tschumi etc. Eisenman Architects, La Villette, Paris, France, 1987. © Eisenman Architects. Rem Koolhaas. Zaha Hadid.

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Architecture Exterior Roofing Sketching 138

Deezen

MAY 10, 2022

The legacy of deconstructivism was the death of postmodernism , says US architect Peter Eisenman in this exclusive interview as part of our series investigating the 20th-century style. One of the best-known architects of the 20th century, Eisenman is widely considered to be part of the deconstructivist movement. Everyone went in.

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Deconstruction Architect Modern Mining 129

Deezen

MAY 30, 2022

Continuing our series exploring deconstructivist architecture we look at Gehry House, architect Frank Gehry 's radical extension to his home in Santa Monica, California. Our series profiles the buildings and work of its leading proponents – Eisenman, Gehry, Hadid, Koolhaas, Libeskind, Tschumi and Prix. Drawing courtesy of Frank O.

Housing 141

Housing Remodeling Renovation Materials 141

Deezen

MAY 26, 2022

As arguably the most successful female architect in history, Hadid pushed the limits of structure to new heights. The defining moment for the late British-Iraqi architect came when in 1983, aged 32, she won the architectural competition to design The Peak private club in the hills of Kowloon, Hong Kong. From angles to curves.

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Architect Development Developer Modern 145

Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

The phrase expresses the idea that the emerging architects, who would develop deconstructivism, wanted to entirely rethink the existing rules of architecture. French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi was one of the seven architects featured in the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) seminal Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition.

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Architecture Deconstruction Remodeling Building 98

Deezen

JUNE 30, 2022

"We have to liberate space because this is our competence," the 79-year-old architect told Dezeen. "An An architect’s competence is to create space, not to create facades, not to think about computer s**t, not to think about structure and screeds – this is ridiculous," he continued. The greatest sickness of architects is obedience".

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Client Clients Development Developer 132

Deezen

JUNE 24, 2022

We wanted to create an atmosphere that conveys softness and modesty in the context of a world in which aggression is increasingly present," said OMA project architect Giulio Margheri. "We Read: Rem Koolhaas and AMO create faux-fur covered geometric rooms for Prada menswear show . The paper walls were ten metres tall.

Housing 110

Housing Windows Materials Installation 110

Deezen

MARCH 15, 2022

Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize , becoming the first African architect to win the award. Born in Gando, Burkina Faso , he is the first African and the first Black architect to win the prestigious prize, which has been awarded annually since 1979.

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Architecture Materials Development Developer 145

Deezen

AUGUST 9, 2022

In addition, Qatar plans to build three new museums designed by architects Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas of OMA and Alejandro Aravena of Elemental. As Qatar prepares to welcome more than 1.5 The photography is by Iwan Baan.

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Installation Art Inspiration Site 114

Deezen

MAY 4, 2022

Continuing our series revitising deconstructivist architecture , we profile Peter Eisenman , the US architect behind the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. A legendary debate between architects Peter Eisenman and Christopher Alexander took place at Harvard's Graduate School of Design in 1982.

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Deconstruction Art Client Clients 121

Deezen

APRIL 6, 2022

Spanish architect Joan Sibina has designed the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha , Qatar, which features a cylindrical glass building within five intertwined Olympic rings. The museum forms part of Qatar Museum's growing number of cultural destinations across Doha.

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Glass Structure Building Space 110

Deezen

JUNE 9, 2023

The pavilion takes the form of a supermarket The fake food and household products are all displayed in aisles named after previous Venice Architecture Biennale themes such as Fundamentals , the 2014 event directed by architect Rem Koolhaas , and How will we live together? curated by architect Hashim Sarkis in 2021.

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Architecture Events Education Visualization 95

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

OMA was founded by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas in 1975. The photo is by OMA and Lucian R. With plans to begin construction in 2024, the DPI headquarters will be the first structure to break ground on The 78. Other recent projects by the studio include the sculptural Tapei Performing Arts Center.

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Innovation Education Design Glass 108

Deezen

AUGUST 9, 2023

Find out more about Surat Diamond Bourse › Photo by Tom Bonner (W)rapper Tower, USA by Eric Owen Moss Named after the structural support system covering its exterior, the (W)rapper Tower is a T-shaped office building in Los Angeles that was designed by American architect Eric Owen Moss.

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Building Roofing Structure Cities 98

Deezen

MAY 6, 2022

This week on Dezeen, we kicked off our series exploring deconstructivism , an influential architecture movement from the 20th century led by the likes of Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas. The main image is of City of Culture in Santiago de Compostela by Peter Eisenman, courtesy of Eisenman Architects.

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Architecture Remodeling Technology Technology 98