In 1972 He traveled to New York thanks to a scholarship, managing to publish «Delirious New York, a retroactive manifesto for manhattan» and, Returning to Europe in 1975, founded the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) together with Elia and Zoe Zenghelis and Madelon Vriesendorp.
Thanks to its great career, Koolhaas received the pritzker award in 2000, Maximum architecture award, not only for its great works, but for being considered a philosopher of matter.
Some of its most outstanding works They are the Grand Palais de Lille building, 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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Koolhaas Lifehouse, the documentary
Koolhaas Lifehouse is a documentary that portrays the first project of the Living Architectures series of this famous Dutch architect, a House in Bordeaux, France, considered as one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture.
In this documentary, spectators can enter the daily intimacy of the house Through the stories and daily chores of Guadalupe Acedo, the housekeeper, which is interesting and moving at the same time.
The story of this house began with a Family in Bordeaux, France. After suffering a serious car accident, the husband was paralyzed, hence Koolhaas took care to create a new residence In 1994 for the family.
Thus, Koolhaas designed a three level house: the ground floor, houses the kitchen and television room, while family bedrooms are in The last floor. Amid These two levels, The glass hall is located to contemplate the Garona and Bordeaux River Valley.