short biography
Rem Koolhaas (born 1944 in Rotterdam/Netherlands) lives in London und Rotterdam. He studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture London and at Cornell University Ithaca/New York. He is one of the founding members of OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam (Rem Koolhaas, Ole Scheeren, Ellen van Loon, Reinier de Graaf, Floris Alkemade, Victor van der Chijs) and teaches architecture and urban design at Harvard University. In 2000 he got the Pritzker Prize.
His architectural projects include Kunsthal Rotterdam 1993; Human Rights Building, U.N., Geneva 1996; Second Stage Theatre Manhattan New York City 1999; Netherlands Embassy Berlin 2003; McCormick Tribune Campus Center Chicago 2003; Seattle Central Library 2004; Casa da Musica Porto 2005; Serpentine Gallery Pavilion London 2006; Whitney Museum, New York 2006; Seoul National University Museum of Art 2005; Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Dallas 2009; Riga Port City 2009; New Court, St. Swithin's Lane London 2010; The Factory, Manchester 2019, amongst others.
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29. Sep 28. Jan 2024ALLES AUF EINMAL: DIE POSTMODERNE, 1967–1992 BUNDESKUNSTHALLE Bonn
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29. May 22. NovArcimboldo Face to Face Centre Pompidou-Metz
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23. Jun 19. AugREADYMADES BELONG TO EVERYONE Swiss Institute, New York
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17. Nov 23. Jun 2018Sol LeWitt. Between the lines La Fondazione Carriero, Milan
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26. Oct 19. Mar 20171,000 m2 of desire. Architecture and sexuality CCCB Barcelona
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22. Apr 10. JulUtopian Dreams TENT Rotterdam
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20. Feb 12. JunMashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture Vancouver Art Gallery
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05. Dec 28. Mar 2016Wie leben? Zukunftsbilder von Malewitsch bis Fujimoto Wilhelm Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen
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27. Jun 06. Mar 2016Endless House: Intersections of Art and Architecture MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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27. Feb 26. MarArt Eco Deel II: Architectuur Cultuurcentrum Strombeek Grimbergen
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12. Sep 04. Jan 2015Drawing Ambience: Alvin Boyarsky and the Architectural Association Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis
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07. Jun 23. NovArchitecture Biennale of Venice 2014 Venice International Architecture Biennale
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06. Dec 28. Feb 20142013 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture Shenzhen Bi-city Biennial, Shenzhen & Hong Kong
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01. Jun 24. Nov55. Venice Biennale 2013 - Collateral Events Venice Biennale
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01. Jun 03. NovWhen Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969/Venice 2013 Fondazione Prada, Venice
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10. Jan 27. OctDas Anthropozän-Projekt 2013 HKW - Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
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25. May 16. SepDAS ARCHITEKTURMODELL Deutsches Architektur Museum, Frankfurt
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06. Oct 19. Feb 2012OMA: Progress Barbican Centre, London
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12. Sep 05. Mar 2012ERRE, variations labyrinthiques Centre Pompidou-Metz
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29. Aug 21. NovArchitecture Biennale of Venice 2010 Venice International Architecture Biennale
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10. Jun 12. SepThe Surreal House Barbican Centre, London
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05. May 09. AugDREAMLANDS Centre Pompidou Paris
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10. Feb 09. MayMEAN STREETS - Malasz IVAM Valencia
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06. Dec 23. Jan 2010Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture 2009 Bi-city Biennial, Shenzhen & Hong Kong
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20. Nov 14. DecCurating Architecture The Showroom, London
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19. Oct 04. Jan 2009BRUSSELS BIENNIAL 1 Brussels Biennial
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18. Oct 19. OctManifesto Marathon Serpentine Galleries, London
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05. Sep 19. OctSchöne neue Welt: Zur Umgestaltung von Städten in Mittel- und Osteuropa ifa-Galerie Stuttgart
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30. May 29. JunRIDICULOUSLY MODEST 032c workshop, Berlin
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19. Sep 06. Jan 20089. Biennale de Lyon 2007 La Biennale de Lyon
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08. Sep 04. Nov10. Istanbul Biennial Istanbul Biennial
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20. Jun 27. AugGlobal Cities Tate Modern, London
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19. Nov 05. Mar 2007Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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15. Nov 26. Mar 2007OMA in Beijing - China Central Television Headquarters by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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18. Oct 02. Feb 2007Venice-Istanbul ISTANBUL MODERN
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26. Sep 12. NovThe Guggenheim Architecture BUNDESKUNSTHALLE Bonn
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26. Aug 03. DecENTRY2006 ZOLLVEREIN Essen
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13. Jul 15. OctSerpentine Pavilion - Rem Koolhaas Serpentine Galleries, London
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23. Jun 20. AugOMA in The Hague Stroom, Den Haag
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30. Apr 10. DecGlass LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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18. Nov 15. Jan 2006Guangzhou Triennial 2005 Guangzhou Image Triennial
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18. Sep 08. Jan 2006Centre of Gravity ISTANBUL MODERN
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28. Jun 28. AugPanopticon Zacheta - National Gallery of Art, Warsaw
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15. Jun 06. Mar 2006Big Bang - Destruction and creation in 20th century art Centre Pompidou Paris
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12. Jun 06. Nov51. Venice Biennale 2005 "The Experience of Art" and "Always a Little Further" Venice Biennale
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28. May 19. JunBregtje van der Haak: Lagos Wide & Close Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam
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31. Oct 31. Dec 2006Die Algorithmische Revolution ZKM | Karlsruhe
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23. Oct 23. Jan 2005Taipei Biennial 2004 Taipei Biennial
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21. Oct 09. JanE-W / N-S - séquence 2 Arc en Reve, Bordeaux
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10. Oct 09. Jan 2005Das Bild Europas - Rem Koolhaas / AMO Haus der Kunst, München '
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02. Oct 13. Feb 2005Arte & Architettura 1900-2000 Palazzo Ducale, Genoa
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18. Sep 30. Nov 2003Meisterwerke der Medienkunst aus der ZKM_Sammlung ZKM | Karlsruhe
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16. Jul 27. SepTall Buildings MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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27. Mar 29. AugContent - Rem Koolhaas and OMA-AMO Kunsthal Rotterdam
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12. Feb 31. MaySTART - The Rem Koolhaas/OMA Collection NAI Rotterdam
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15. Nov 18. Jan 2004CONTENT. Rem Koolhaas und OMA-AMO Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
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03. Oct 04. Jan 2004Museums for a New Millennium Miami Art Museum (closed)
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15. Jun 02. Nov50. Venice Biennale 2003 "Dreams and Conflicts. The dictatorship of the Viewer" Venice Biennale
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13. Oct 24. Feb 2002CTRL [SPACE] ZKM | Karlsruhe
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04. Oct 04. Novsteirischer herbst 2001 steirischer herbst '
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28. Sep 14. OctPrintemps de Septembre 2001 Printemps de Septembre
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16. Sep 20. Jan 2002Rem Koolhaas / Greg Lynn MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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12. Jan 27. MarArchitecture radicale Institut d´art contemporain / Frac Rhône-Alpes, Villeurbanne
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24. Nov 25. Mar 2001Mutations Arc en Reve, Bordeaux
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28. Sep 04. Mar 2001Open Ends MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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26. Nov 18. Jan 1998Cities on the Move - Contemporary Asian Art Wiener Secession
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21. Jun 28. Sepdocumenta 10 documenta Kassel
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03. Nov 31. Jan 1995Rem Koolhaas and the Place of Public Architecture MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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25. Sep 07. NovRäume für Kunst. Europäische Museumsarchitektur der 90er Jahre gfzk | Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig
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04. Jun 14. JunRem Koolhaas. Projekt ZKM Karlsruhe Deutsches Architektur Museum, Frankfurt