Ole Scheeren has left OMA

Rem Koolhaas (left) and Ole Scheeren at the Prada Epicenter in Beverly Hills.

Ole Scheeren, during his time at OMA, led a number of projects including the design and realization of CCTV and TVCC in Beijing, Prada Epicenter in New York and Los Angeles, MahaNakhon tower in Bangkok, and the Interlace project in Singapore.
Rem Koolhaas commented on the departure: “Ole played a significant role in the development of the office and successfully led the CCTV project. After fifteen years of collaboration, we decided to work independently. I am personally looking forward to OMA's future activities in Asia.”
Scheeren, who accepted a position as a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong, added: “My collaboration with Rem Koolhaas and OMA has been an extraordinary experience – we created several remarkable projects in East Asia as well as North America. Now it is time for me to start exploring new opportunities, and I am very excited about this next phase of my work.”
The management of the OMA Beijing office and the expansion of the OMA Hong Kong branch is now entrusted to the CEO of OMA Asia David Gianotten, who believes that this move will offer better services to clients across Asia. OMA will continue to implement a number of its projects in Asia, including the urban plan for the cultural district of West Kowloon in Hong Kong, Taipei Performing Arts Center in Taiwan, the stock exchange in Shenzhen, and Chu Hai College in Hong Kong.