We invite you to watch an intriguing lecture Rem Koolhaas recently gave at the Berlage Institute. The lecture covers three interrelated topics: the growth of Preservation, and its blind spots; architecture and democracy; and the ongoing development of the office itself. The video has become extremely popular since it was posted 3 days ago on OMA’s vimeo channel (more views in the first 24 hours than any other of their videos). Check it out.
Video: OMA Lecture “Three in One”
- 20 Jun 2011
- by Christopher Henry
4 comments
What a terrible presentation of one THE big named architects of the world.
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Oly: Care to elaborate? I found it to be an interesting lecture on the changing framework we as architects work within.
I think its astonishing how he desperately tries to deconstruct his fame – even by taking a modest role in bureaucratic envisioning of Europe 2030 and by giving the transparent numbers of recent failures. I dont want to be racist or anything, the real truth shows at the end of the video – the room is full of young diligent asian students, who hardly understand this european mess! Changing framework, very true.
This video is really quite mind blowing. Whatever criticisms one can hurl at Rem for his buildings or his business strategy, in this he seems like a prophet of the future. Agree or disagree, he certainly is a genius