Rem Koolhaas and Reinier de Graaf: Propaganda architecture

Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf, Jon Goodbun and David Cunningham ~ RP 154 (Mar/Apr 2009) ~ Interview

Interview rem koolhaas and reinier de graaf Rem Koolhaas is perhaps the most feted and influential figure in architecture today, as well as one of the most original contemporary theorists of its changing relations to urban and socio-economic forms. Co-founder in 1975 of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), he is also Professor in Practice […]

Longing for a greener present: Neoliberalism and the eco-city

Ross Adams ~ RP 163 (Sep/Oct 2010) ~ Commentary

Commentary Longing for a greener present Neoliberalism and the eco-city Ross adams In recent years, architects have found themselves increasingly commissioned to design entire new cities: a phenomenon that has been accompanied by a commitment to those terms of ‘sustainability’ which now seem inseparable from the urban project itself. While ‘sustainability’ remains a vague concept […]