AV Monografías

Late in his career, the influential Dutch architect is still going strong. An advocate of the architect as a surfer of political and aesthetic waves, Rem Koolhaas embodies one who refuses to stay still when times change. This special issue celebrates his most recent output, featuring 20 buildings completed since 2000 (The Rotterdam, Seattle Central Library, Shenzhen Stock Exchange) and ten projects still in progress (Chu Hai College, PEX Toulouse). An introductory essay takes stock not only of his work but of Koolhaas himself, while ten brief texts focus on his latest period and a dozen essays published at different points in his career offer a retrospective view.

Luis Fernández-Galiano: The Swerve
Luis Fernández-Galiano: Looking for Koolhaas

Twenty Works

Prada Epicenter, 2000-2001, New York (United States)
Guggenheim Hermitage & Las Vegas, 2001, Las Vegas (United States)
Netherlands Embassy, 1997-2003, Berlin (Germany)
IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center, 1997-2003, Chicago (United States)
Central Library, 1999-2004, Seattle (United States)
National University Museum, 1997-2005, Seoul (South Korea)
Casa da Música, 1999-2005, Porto (Portugal)
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2006, London (United Kingdom)
Ruhr Museum and Visitors Center, 2006-2007, Essen (Germany)
Prada Transformer, 2008-2009, Seoul (South Korea)
Dee and Charles Wyly Theater, 2004-2009, Dallas (United States)
Milstein Hall at Cornell University, 2006-2011, Ithaca (United States)
Rothschild Headquarters, 2005-2011, London (United Kingdom)
CCTV Television Station and Headquarters, 2002-2012, Beijing (China)
The Interlace, 2009-2013, Singapore (Singapore)
Stock Exchange Headquarters, 2006-2013, Shenzhen (China)
De Rotterdam Building, 1997-2013, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
G-Star Raw Headquarters, 2012-2013, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, 2012-2015, Moscow (Russia)
Prada Foundation, 2008-2015, Milan (Italy)

Ten Projects

Performing Arts Center, 2008-, Taipei (China)
Bryghusprojektet, 2008-, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Stadskantoor, 2009-, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Chu Hai College, 2009-, Hong Kong (China)
Musée National des Beaux-Arts (MNBAQ), 2010-, Quebec (Canada)
Multimedia Library, 2010-, Caen (France)
Parc des Expositions (PEX), 2011-, Toulouse (France)
Lab City at the École Centrale Paris, 2012-, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
Axel Springer Campus, 2014-, Berlin (Germany)
11th Street Bridge Park, 2014-, Washington DC (United States)

Twelve Takes

Luis Fernández-Galiano
Exquisite Corpse
Silver Brick
Asian Fever
Herod in Jerusalem
Bitter Heroes
Learning in Las Vegas
The Show Must Go On
Asia on One Hand, Europe on the Other
The Butterfly’s Fate
Foam Rubber Avant-Garde
Stealth Aesthetic
Suspended Volumes