But now sustainability is such a political category that it's getting more and more difficult to think about it in a serious way. Sustainability has become an ornament. Rem Koolhaas categorydifficultornament Change image and share on social
The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models. Rem Koolhaas architecturebaseculture share on social
Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it. It would be a nightmare if we started to really think about it; it would tie our hands, it would tie everyone else's hands. Rem Koolhaas dealhandignore share on social
We live in an almost perfect stillness and work with incredible urgency. Rem Koolhaas incredibleliveperfect Change image and share on social
I think one of the important evolutions is that we no longer feel compulsively the need to argue, or to justify things on a kind of rational level. We are much more willing to admit that certain things are completely instinctive and others are really intellectual. Rem Koolhaas admitarguecompletely share on social
The word 'celebrity' and the word 'architect' are basically incompatible. Rem Koolhaas architectbasicallycelebrity Change image and share on social
It's a weird city because the uglier the weather, the more beautiful the city. And the uglier the buildings, the more coherent the city. Rem Koolhaas beautifulbuildingcity Change image and share on social
A building has at least two lives - the one imagined by its maker and the life it lives afterward - and they are never the same. Rem Koolhaas afterwardbuildimagine Change image and share on social
Each building has to be beautiful, but cheap and fast, but it lasts forever. That is already an incredible battery of seemingly contradictory demands. So yes, I'm definitely perhaps contradictory person, but I operate in very contradictory times. Rem Koolhaas batterybeautifulbuild share on social
If you have this reputation you can sit back and endure it, or you can try to do things with it. Rem Koolhaas backendurereputation Change image and share on social
