Monday 7 November 2011

Rem Koolhaas


Rem Koolhaas talks about his book "Content" with a theme of “Go east" with the exploration of European/Asian/Russia cultural activities and its influences on architecture. 


Question: Why European? Question on whether then America is not a place to be?

He chose not to participate the project “Ground Zero” but instead to build the Television Centre in Beijing. The possible reason may be the political condition in 2002 eventually change his initial doubt to build anything in China: the improvements based on Koolhaas of new organizations and government in China has refined the connection between China and other countries economically as well as architecturally.  

Bejing Television Centre - Rem Koolhaas
photo taken from http://innovativebuildings.net/2010/06/22/china-central-television-headquarters/

Koolhaas: “Architect is important but not influential”
  • Is more critical to capture initiative rather than influential elements





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