Subsequently, in 1972 he traveled to New York thanks to a scholarship, managing to publish «Delirious New York, A Retroactive Manifesto For Manhattan.» Returning to Europe in 1975, he founded the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), together with Elia and Zoe Zenghelis and Madelon Vriesendorp.
After receiving the commission of various projects in Holland in 1978, such as the expansion of the Hague Parliament, Koolhaas opened another Office in Rotterdam and created the Grosztadt Foundation, The latter to coordinate the cultural activities of the office, such as exhibitions and publications.
Thanks to his great career, ** Koolhaas received the Pritzker Prize, ** maximum architecture award. It is worth mentioning that the judges described him as A visionary and philosopher of matter.
Since then, Koolhaas is a guest professor at Harvard University and one of the most influential architects internationally. Some of his most outstanding works are the building Grand Palais de Lille, the Dance Theater of Holland, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin, the Kunsthal Museum of Rotterdam and the Public Library of Seattle.
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Documentary: Rem Koolhaas and modern architecture
«Rem Koolhaas and modern architecture» It is a 2007 documentary, divided into two episodes that show the trajectory and thought ** of the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. **
The first episode has as its starting point the Years of Training of Koolhaas, His incursions into cinema and journalism, as well as his influences and his relationship with architecture.
This episode includes the Koolhaas University Project On the Berlin wall, the Foundation of your architect firm OMA, His book «Delirium of New York», Its flag proposal for the European Union and the project for Prada stores.