Rem Koolhaas Quotes

The areas of consensus shift unbelievably fast; the bubbles of certainty are constantly exploding. - Rem Koolhaas

Prada is extremely directed in terms of communicating what they like and what they don't like. That is actually extremely pleasant because it clarifies very easily what you can do and what you need to do. - Rem Koolhaas

People can inhabit anything. And they can be miserable in anything and ecstatic in anything. More and more I think that architecture has nothing to do with it. Of course, that's both liberating and alarming. - Rem Koolhaas

Our office acts like a kind of educational establishment and we are very careful who we educate. - Rem Koolhaas

One of our theories is that one can offset this excessive compulsion toward the spectacular with a return to simplicity. - Rem Koolhaas

Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things. - Rem Koolhaas

It's a weird city because the uglier the weather, the more beautiful the city. And the uglier the buildings, the more coherent the city. - Rem Koolhaas

It is not possible to live in this age if you don't have a sense of many contradictory forces. - Rem Koolhaas

Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it. It would be a nightmare if we started to really think about it; it would tie our hands, it would tie everyone else's hands. - Rem Koolhaas

If you have this reputation you can sit back and endure it, or you can try to do things with it. - Rem Koolhaas

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