The Rotterdam-based Architect talk about why the Dutch port-city Rotterdam is his practice's base. In the discussion, Koolhaas also explains why he feels that smart technology has a "sinister dimension," and how he has a tendency to "resist cultivating a singular aesthetic"
Rem Koolhaas: The reason I became an architect (Jan. 14, 2016) | Charlie Rose
Rem Koolhaas, the architect behind the CCTV building in China and Casa da Música in Portugal, explains how a trip to Moscow inspired him to switch from being a scriptwriter to an architect.
Rem Koolhaas on resisting aesthetic (Jan. 14, 2016) | Charlie Rose
In this clip, Architect Rem Koolhaas explains the design philosophy that has allowed him to resist cultivating a singular aesthetic, as Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid.
Rem Koolhaas on smart technology's "sinister dimension" (Jan. 14, 2016) | Charlie Rose
Architect Rem Koolhaas, who curated the Venice Biennale in 2014, reflects on the potential benefits and downfalls of smart devices becoming pervasive within our built environment.
Rem Koolhaas: Why OMA is based in Rotterdam (Jan. 14, 2016) | Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose: Your early collaborator and our old friend Peter Eisenman said of you recently, "I love Rem.” I think it's very important to have lived in the time of Rem, like to have lived in the time of Corbusier." How do you -- I mean, you're a legend in --
Rem Koolhaas: Basically I am Dutch, and that means that I am incapable of dealing with those questions.