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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

The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

Lake Como Design Festival

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

Vitra Water Garden

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

ICON 220 : Autumn/Winter 2026

HIMACS Terrazzo Designs Receive Red Dot Design Award 2026

Wood for the Trees: AHEC brings an exploration of forests to Shoreditch Design Week

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‘My approach is intimate’: Stefania Zanetti on photography, food and the body

‘Good curation is not about filling a space with statement objects’: Pavel Klimczak on Monologue’s new showroom

Open House Festival opens hundreds of London buildings this September




Architects

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

Iittala brings iconic Aalto Vase into public architecture for 3daysofdesign

Snøhetta and Annabelle Schneider turn USM’s Modular System into pavilion

SANAA connects museum and library in new Taichung complex


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The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

Lake Como Design Festival

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

Wood for the Trees: AHEC brings an exploration of forests to Shoreditch Design Week

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‘My approach is intimate’: Stefania Zanetti on photography, food and the body

‘Good curation is not about filling a space with statement objects’: Pavel Klimczak on Monologue’s new showroom

ND Selects Heads East

McLaren looks to an unfinished past to design its future

Shoreditch Design Week: London Design Festival’s largest district announces its headliners

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The art of Italian living: Marelli arrives in Shoreditch

Lake Como Design Festival

The women bringing contemporary design to Lake Como Design Festival

Vitra Water Garden

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

ICON 220 : Autumn/Winter 2026

HIMACS Terrazzo Designs Receive Red Dot Design Award 2026

Wood for the Trees: AHEC brings an exploration of forests to Shoreditch Design Week

StefaniaZanetti-PulseHunger-srgbweb- 4 1

‘My approach is intimate’: Stefania Zanetti on photography, food and the body

‘Good curation is not about filling a space with statement objects’: Pavel Klimczak on Monologue’s new showroom

Open House Festival opens hundreds of London buildings this September