Rem Koolhaas Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“One of our theories is that one can offset this excessive compulsion toward the spectacular with a return to simplicity.”

“There's nothing Dutch about my architecture.”

“Asia is still dominated by skyscrapers. I hope that, in European cities, it will become a declining trend. They were almost never necessary.”

“Nobody should be anything, but because I once had a different profession and I'm interested in writing, I took it upon me.”

“Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things.”

“Our office acts like a kind of educational establishment and we are very careful who we educate.”

“The word 'celebrity' and the word 'architect' are basically incompatible.”

“Prada is extremely directed in terms of communicating what they like and what they don't like. That is actually extremely pleasant because it clarifies very easily what you can do and what you need to do.”

“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.”

“When shopping was still connected to the street it was also an intensification and articulation of the street. Now it has become utterly independent - contained, controlled, surveyed.”