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
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
Architects work in two ways. One is to respond precisely to a client's needs or demands. Another is to look at what the client asks and reinterpret it. Rem Koolhaas architectaskclient Change image and share on social
Designs are increasingly winning competitions because they are literally green, and because somewhere they feature a small windmill. Rem Koolhaas competitiondesignfeature Change image and 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
It is not possible to live in this age if you don't have a sense of many contradictory forces. Rem Koolhaas agecontradictoryforce Change image and share on social
Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things. Rem Koolhaas architectluxuryreject Change image and share on social
The areas of consensus shift unbelievably fast; the bubbles of certainty are constantly exploding. Rem Koolhaas areabubblecertainty Change image and share on social
