In Seattle's library, Rem Koolhaas has created a protective shell and filled it with new ideas. ... The Modernist argument was that the uniform floor slab was a model of functional efficiency.

Rem Koolhaas’s architecture studio, OMA, has just unveiled its plans for Dubai’s growing arts and culture district, Alserkal Avenue. The renovation of the area began in 2007, and is rapidly ...

Mark Rahner talks to architect Rem Koolhaas, who designed the Central Library. The Seattle Public Library celebrates the completion of its "Libraries for All" building program Saturday.

Twelve percent of the Earth’s landmass is untouchable by Rem Koolhaas’ count. Whether a U.N. World Heritage site, plush nature preserve or lowly landmarked brownstone, architects are running out of ...

The library is its own kind of landscape, with sweeping vistas floor to floor. Koolhaas is famous for creative and economical use of prosaic materials. Every one of the 11 floors rewards study.

Rem Koolhaas and his agency, OMA, have been tapped to conceive and execute the structure’s most notable addition. According to plans presented on Thursday, they will fill the building’s ...

Rem Koolhaas and OMA‘s Qatar National Library is the latest architectural marvel from the firm. Containing Doha’s National Library, Public Library and University Library, the building, which ...

The Netherlands-based firm OMA has been selected to renovate Berlin’s famous department store Kaufhaus des Westens—more commonly known as KaDeWe. Originally opened in 1907 with 258,000 square ...

A full-floor, 8,482-square-foot penthouse in the Avery building at 488 Folsom in San Francisco is comprised of four bedrooms, six bathrooms, two powder rooms, a dedicated library, media room, gym ...