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Posts tagged 'Rem Koolhaas'

Tatlin’s Tower

Drawing by Tatlin of his proposed tower, published in Nikolai Punin’s 1920 book The Monument to the Third International (image: © Punin Archive, St Petersburg)

Design

Review: Yes is More

words William Wiles While reading Yes is More on the Tube, something unusual happened. I noticed that it was being read over my shoulder by

Opinion

49 Cities

Ideal and utopian urban plans are condensed, measured and compared in this fascinating study. Will it help us map out our future, asks Sam Jacob.

Opinion

Prada Transformer

words Justin McGuirk You can roll the Prada Transformer like a four-sided die, and you’ll get a different building every time. At least, in theory.

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Whodunnit?

words Justin McGuirk This is the kind of graffiti you get in East London these days. It used to be just racist taunts, tags and

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Q&A: Iwan Baan

Baan is redefining architectural photography through his unique reportage-style images of the world’s most celebrated buildings, creating a following of magazine editors and architects. Most

Architecture

CCTV

words Alex Pasternack CCTV’s headquarters in Beijing has been the spectral logo for a brave new architecture for some years, but even with its facade

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Architectural and design manifestos

For our special 50th issue we asked 50 of the most influential architects, designers and thinkers to tell us what they believe in.

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Zeche Zollverein | icon 040 | October 2006

words Kieran Long The Zeche Zollverein in Essen, Germany, is a Jurassic Park of Bauhaus architecture. The buildings of the former colliery, at the heart

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Casa da Musica | icon 024 | June 2005

words Kieran Long Portugal doesn’t really need Rem Koolhaas. It reputedly produces more architects per head of population than any other country in the world.

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Editor's choice

ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

MU Architecture creates a Japanese-inspired family home in Montreal

Design at Work New York announces opening of visitor registration

‘The least tangible things can have the biggest impact’: Fletcher Priest Architects on design, wellbeing and how spaces make us feel

Merrie Elisabet Wells wins Shoreditch Design Week Award with product Ūru Loop

Kirkby unveils a bold new visual identity

Christoph Hefti Unveils His Fantastical World at Zurich’s Museum of Design

The Galerie Nationale du Design: a new landmark institution

Finarte green rug

Inside Finarte’s joyful world of handwoven rugs and textiles




Architects

MU Architecture creates a Japanese-inspired family home in Montreal

‘The least tangible things can have the biggest impact’: Fletcher Priest Architects on design, wellbeing and how spaces make us feel

Atelier HA designs MELT’s new Panthéon restaurant in Paris

Vitra Water Garden

‘We have a moral obligation to experiment’: Bas Smets unveils Vitra’s new Water Garden

Open House Festival opens hundreds of London buildings this September

The contemporary Magdalen House in Quebec brings a new perspective to coastal architecture

A Douro winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo connects design with wine traditions

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This Copenhagen park nurtures climate resilience and neighbourhood life

Vipp brings Scandinavian hospitality to Upstate New York


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ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

Design at Work New York announces opening of visitor registration

‘The least tangible things can have the biggest impact’: Fletcher Priest Architects on design, wellbeing and how spaces make us feel

Merrie Elisabet Wells wins Shoreditch Design Week Award with product Ūru Loop

Kirkby unveils a bold new visual identity

Christoph Hefti Unveils His Fantastical World at Zurich’s Museum of Design

Finarte green rug

Inside Finarte’s joyful world of handwoven rugs and textiles

KitchenAid introduces Luminaire, the latest expression of its Design Series, where an enduring kitchen icon becomes a study in light, material and texture

Lake Como

Editor’s Picks: Our highlights from Lake Como Design Festival 2026



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ICON Picks: 10 best new-season design and lifestyle launches

MU Architecture creates a Japanese-inspired family home in Montreal

Design at Work New York announces opening of visitor registration

‘The least tangible things can have the biggest impact’: Fletcher Priest Architects on design, wellbeing and how spaces make us feel

Merrie Elisabet Wells wins Shoreditch Design Week Award with product Ūru Loop

Kirkby unveils a bold new visual identity

Christoph Hefti Unveils His Fantastical World at Zurich’s Museum of Design

The Galerie Nationale du Design: a new landmark institution

Finarte green rug

Inside Finarte’s joyful world of handwoven rugs and textiles