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Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas

Artist

WA-00030487

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Institutional Exhibitions

49

Works in Collection

99

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Architectural Studies and Projects

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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About

Why this artist matters now

Rem Koolhaas is a Dutch architect and theorist whose buildings and urban designs treat architecture as a form of cultural and political analysis. Working primarily in concrete and steel, his practice interrogates the relationship between modernism, globalization, and the built environment through structures that often embrace apparent contradiction or excess. His work spans residential, civic, and commercial commissions across Europe, Asia, and North America. Koolhaas is also a prolific writer whose essays and manifestos have shaped contemporary architectural discourse since the 1970s.

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Artworks (49)

Central Chinese Television Tower (CCTV), Beijing, China

2002 · Resin, cotton string, and felt-tipped pen

93 x 64 x 64" (236.2 x 162.6 x 162.6 cm) Scale 1:100

Museum of Modern Art

Congress Center, Córdoba, Spain

Congress Center, Córdoba, Spain

2001 · Metal, plaster, polyester, and polyurethane resin

5 7/8 x 42 x 96 1/8" (15 x 106.7 x 244.2 cm) Scale 1"=32'

Museum of Modern Art

Togok (XL) Towers Project, Seoul, Korea (Scale model, 1:100)

Togok (XL) Towers Project, Seoul, Korea (Scale model, 1:100)

1999 · Wood, bark, and metal

187 x 59 x 98 3/8" (475 x 149.9 x 249.9 cm) Scale 1:100

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of relocated sculpture garden)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of relocated sculpture garden)

1997 · Mixed media collage on paper

11 3/4 x 16 1/2" (29.8 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of open plaza, ground level)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of open plaza, ground level)

1997 · Collage on paper

11 3/4 x 16 1/2" (29.8 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Exterior perspective of Fifty-third street façade)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Exterior perspective of Fifty-third street façade)

1997 · Mixed media collage on paper

8 3/4 x 13 1/4" (22.2 x 33.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (MoMA Forum)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (MoMA Forum)

1997 · Collage on paper

11 3/4 x 16 1/2" (29.8 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Odyssey: A New Transportation System)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Odyssey: A New Transportation System)

1997 · Collage on paper

11 7/8 x 16 5/8" (30.2 x 42.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of relocated sculpture garden from lower-level gallery)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of relocated sculpture garden from lower-level gallery)

1997 · Collage on paper

8 1/2 x 14 1/8" (21.6 x 35.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of gallery)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of gallery)

1997 · Collage on paper

11 1/2 x 16 1/2" (29.2 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Perspective view of automated study center)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Perspective view of automated study center)

1997 · Collage on paper

8 1/2 x 14" (21.6 x 35.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Aerial perspective)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (Aerial perspective)

1997 · Mixed media collage on vellum

11 3/4 x 16 1/2" (29.8 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of lower-level gallery)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY (View of lower-level gallery)

1997 · Collage on paper

11 3/4 x 16 1/2" (29.8 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion, New York, NY

1997 · Mixed media

11 x 17" (28 x 43.2 cm) (approx.)

Museum of Modern Art

Lemoine House (Maison à Bordeaux), Floirac, Bordeaux, France (Scale model, 1:50)

Lemoine House (Maison à Bordeaux), Floirac, Bordeaux, France (Scale model, 1:50)

1994 · Aluminum, plastic, metal, composite board, rock, electric lights and motor

12 7/8 x 52 1/8 x 18 3/16" (32.7 x 132.4 x 46.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Dutch House, Holten, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:50)

A Dutch House, Holten, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:50)

1993 · Plywood, plastic, paper, sand, wood, metal, and paint

15 1/8 x 36 1/2 x 59" (38.4 x 92.7 x 149.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Palm Bay Seafront Hotel and Convention Center Project, Agadir, Morocco (Scale model, 1:200)

Palm Bay Seafront Hotel and Convention Center Project, Agadir, Morocco (Scale model, 1:200)

1990 · Plaster, aluminium, and goldplate

5 5/8 x 27 3/8 x 27 3/8" (14.3 x 69.6 x 69.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Trés Grande Bibliotheque, National Library of France, project, Paris, France (Scale model, 1:100)

Trés Grande Bibliotheque, National Library of France, project, Paris, France (Scale model, 1:100)

1989 · Plaster, aluminum, and plywood base

69 x 29 1/2 x 34 1/4" (104.1 x 74.9 x 87 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Hague City Hall, project, The Hague, The Netherlands, Exterior perspective

The Hague City Hall, project, The Hague, The Netherlands, Exterior perspective

1987 · Pastel and graphite on paper

62 x 81" (157.5 x 205.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Villa dall'Ava, Paris (Saint-Cloud), France, Exterior perspective

Villa dall'Ava, Paris (Saint-Cloud), France, Exterior perspective

1987 · Synthetic polymer paint and ink on paper

25 x 39" (63.5 x 99.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Boompjes Tower Slab Project, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, (Rotterdam Summation)

Boompjes Tower Slab Project, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, (Rotterdam Summation)

1983 · Silkscreen

Each: 48 x 29" (121.9 x 73.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Parc de la Villette project, Paris, France (Sections)

Parc de la Villette project, Paris, France (Sections)

1982 · Watercolor and ink on paper

27 9/16 × 71 1/4" (70 × 181 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Boompjes Tower Slab, project, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Perspective

1981 · Watercolor and ink on paper

25 x 35" (63.5 x 88.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Netherlands Dance Theater, The Hague

Netherlands Dance Theater, The Hague

31 x 46 5/8" (78.7 x 118.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Rem Koolhaas

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Architectural Studies and Projects

New York · 1975