Fondazione prada, cochaired by miuccia prada and patrizio bertelli since 1995, is an institution dedicated to contemporary art and culture. Rem koolhaas featured on electronica band tempers new album. Koolhaas documentary, rem, to be premiered in the 73rd venice. On the contrary, tomas koolhaas lenses focus on the human experience of architecture instead of the generic or static image of architecture that we are all familiar with. The documentary rem premieres out of competition at 73rd venice movie festival on sept. A retroactive manifesto for manhattan is a 1978 book, written by dutch architect rem koolhaas. Over four decades, starchitect and master provocateur rem koolhaas has redefined. Rem by tomas koolhaas premieres out of competition at 73rd.
Kanye west announces second film in donda and rem koolhaas. Other presented films over the course of the festival include a featurelength movie on the life of dutch architect rem koolhaas, a documentary and panel discussion on britains maggies homes. Jun 27, 20 rather than a sentimental expose, rem a documentary by tomas koolhaas, uses the privileged position of a fatherson relationship to incisively explore ideas about the master architects work. Filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around the globe, playing witness to rems extraordinary creativity, as well as exploring his works through the eyes of those who actually inhabit them. Filmed, produced, directed and edited by the 36yearold koolhaas, and partly crowdfunded by a kickstarter campaign, the documentary continues a. Mar 09, 2018 filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around the globe, playing witness to rems extraordinary creativity, as well as exploring his works through the eyes of those who actually inhabit them. Rarely has an architect caused as much sensation outside of the architecture community as rem koolhaas. Remment koolhaas, usually abbreviated to rem koolhaas, was born on 17 november 1944 in rotterdam, netherlands, to anton koolhaas 19121992 and selinde pietertje roosenburg born 1920.
Rem koolhaas simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The film lets the viewer enter into the houses daily intimacy through the stories and daily chores of guadalupe acedo, the housekeeper, and the other people who look after the building. Koolhaas houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture of recent years. He cofounded the office for metropolitan architecture oma, which is receiving international attention for its recent completion of an enigmatic new headquarters for china central television cctv in beijing here, koolhaas discusses how the. Watch the trailer for the new rem koolhaas documentary. Started in 2012, rem is now complete and going through the necessary. His father was a novelist, critic, and screenwriter. People in this video rem koolhaas category art and design other appearances january 2016 october 2011 october 2011 march 2004 march 2004 may 2003 may 2003 march 2002 march 1996 march 1996. But rem, the upcoming documentary, is not about rem koolhaas personal life, a normal career trajectory, omas works or classical urban scenes of the cities. The film lets the viewer enter into the daily intimacy of the house through the stories and daily chores of guadalupe acedo, the housekeeper, and the other people who look after the. Renowned dutch architectural thinker and designer rem koolhaas is a singular genius with an astounding body of work. As part of the historic innovations and constructions developed in rome, the italian capital remains one of the cradles of architecture, retaining a. The labased filmmaker just wrapped up rem, a documentary about his father as he travels the world and reflects on his work.
Over four decades, starchitect and master provocateur rem koolhaas has redefined the role of the architect in the world. Rem koolhaas biography life, family, children, wife. Back in print in a newly designed edition, this influential cultural, architectural, and social history of new york is even more popular, selling out its. Jun 10, 2008 rem koolhaas trailer a kind of architect min tesch. Filmed, produced, directed and edited by the 36yearold koolhaas, and partly crowdfunded by a kickstarter campaign, the documentary continues a tradition of filial. The film lets the viewer enter into rem koolhaas s houses daily intimacy through the stories and daily chores of guadalupe acedo, the housekeeper, and the other people who look after the building. The man and architect is great, the documentary about a portion of his career, not so much. Started in 2012, rem is now complete and going through the necessary processes before a release. Sep 05, 20 so my group chose rem koolhaas, a popular dutch architect who hv won the pritzker prize in 2000. Why rem koolhaas brought a tractor to the guggenheim. Filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around the globe.
Remment lucas koolhaas is a dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and professor in. You can purchaserent the film in most regions using this. Rem rem koolhaas documentary by tomas koolhaas kickstarter. Back in print in a newly designed edition, this influential cultural, architectural, and social history of new york is even more popular, selling out its first printing on publication. I read his book about the work he did for prada to help start generating some ideas. Rem koolhaas 176 followers remmert lucas koolhaas born 17 november 1944 is a dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and professor in practice of architecture and urban design at the graduate school of design at harvard university, usa. Tony fadell and rem koolhaas on design in the digital age duration. The longawaited documentary rem, based on the works of dutch architect. Oct, 2015 rem is the first documentary to comprehensively explore the human conditions in and around rem koolhaas buildings from a ground level perspective.
Rem koolhaas is a leading urban theorist and a pritzker prizewinning architect who is engaged in building projects around the world. Two documentary films by bert haanstra for which his father wrote the. All of the aforementioned rewards plus an associate producer credit. Every week journeyman offers a brand new documentary, fresh out of. Koolhaas is saying that when you are working architecturally on a scale he refers to as bigness than the sheer magnitude of the architecture reaches a point where context is no longer relevant and therefore can be fucked. Delirious new york critique since its original publication in 1978, delirious new york has attained mythic status. In 2015, the fondazione prada opened a new, permanent facility in milan. Remment koolhaas, usually abbreviated to rem koolhaas, was born on 17 november 1944 in rotterdam, netherlands to anton koolhaas 19121992 and selinde pietertje roosenburg born 1920. Apr 22, 2014 following the news of rem koolhaas curating the venice architecture biennale 2014, we caught up with tomas koolhaas to learn more about the film and its fingers crossed endofyear release. Filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around. Mar 23, 2019 tomas koolhaas is raising funds for rem rem koolhaas documentary on kickstarter. I discovered him when i was in architecture school. A look at palladio in american translation, a fish is kind of.
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Perhaps no one is better situated to forge a behindthescenes look at rem koolhaas than his son, tomas koolhaas. Over four decades, starchitect and master provocateur rem koolhaas has shaken up the field of architecture, and redefined the role of the architect in the world. Oct 26, 2016 koolhaas houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture of recent years. But, like all things cuttingedge, koolhaas is difficult to classify. Rem koolhaas is a cofounder of the office for metropolitan architecture. Rem is the first documentary to comprehensively explore the human conditions in and around rem koolhaas buildings from a ground level perspective. In 2008, time put him in their top 100 of the worlds most influential people. Filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around the globe, playing witness to rem s extraordinary creativity, as well as exploring his works through the eyes of. Olhaas, 17 november 1944 in rotterdam is a dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and professor in practice of architecture and urban design at the graduate school of design at harvard university. The longawaited documentary rem, based on the works of dutch architect rem.
First project of the living architectures series, koolhaas houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture. Apr 21, 2016 but rem, the upcoming documentary, is not about rem koolhaas personal life, a normal career trajectory, omas works or classical urban scenes of the cities. Inorder to understand what koolhaas means by fuck context you need to read it in context ironically enough. Watch the trailer for the new rem koolhaas documentary curbed. Architect rem koolhaas talks about a few of his recent projects, including partnerships with prada and the harvard business school. Dutch filmmaker tomas koolhaas examines the work of architect rem koolhaas, his father, through the upcoming documentary rem. The film also shows a different side to the architects most famous buildings and its inhabitants. Architectural association mostly the books are made by the architects themselves using office printers, but. Filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around the. Rem koolhaas is considered by his many followers to be the coolest, hippest, and most cuttingedge architect on the planet. Koolhaas went to the architectural association school of architecture in london and the. Since the late 1970s the dutch designer has earned acclaim as an author, a theorist, an urban planner, a cultural researcher, and a professor at harvard. Over four decades, starchitect and master provocateur rem koolhaas has.
The book serves as a retroactive manifesto for manhattan between 1850 and 1960, analyzing the development of architecture and urban design throughout new yorks history from the founding of new amsterdam by the dutch, to the design of the headquarters of the united nations by le. This movie is told as a cohesive story of the rise of rem koolhaas and his. Tomas koolhaas film will examine rem koolhaas incomparable oeuvre of work through the eyes of the people that inhabit the designs. Having worked as a journalist and script writer before becoming an architect, in 1978 he published delirious new york, a retroactive manifesto for manhattan. From 1993 to 2010, the fondazione has organised 24 solo shows at its exhibition spaces in milan, conceived as dialogues with acclaimed contemporary artists. He cofounded the office for metropolitan architecture oma, which is receiving international attention for its recent completion of an enigmatic new headquarters for china central television cctv in beijing. Directed by tomas koolhaas 2016, usa, 75 minutes, pg. Following the news of rem koolhaas curating the venice architecture biennale 2014, we caught up with tomas koolhaas to learn more about the film and its fingers crossed endof. Feature length documentary film about the architect rem koolhaas. Rem is a rare and unique insight into the mind of a genius.
A documentary about legendary architect and master provocateur rem koolhaas. Aug 16, 2016 watch the trailer for the new rem koolhaas documentary. Architectural association mostly the books are made by the architects themselves using office printers, but other times koolhaas has worked with some. Plus the chance to submit 1 question for rem koolhaas which will be asked to him during a special interview that will be filmed, edited and then released online with a questions by credit for you. Two documentary films by bert haanstra for which his father wrote the scenarios were nominated for an academy award for. Rem, himself,influenced he says primarily by italian directors pier paolo. Aug 07, 2012 a kind of architect, is a 2008 documentary about pritzker architecture prize winning architect, rem koolhaas. The film features interviews from other architects and friends about koolhaas and provides a look into his process and his impact on design culture. Exploration of architect and urbanist rem koolhaas life, working methods, philosophy and internal landscape, from a never seen perspective of intimacy and immediacy directed by his son, tomas. In 1995, his book s,m,l,xl summarized the work of oma and established connections of contemporary society and architecture. In line with his principles of dynamism, this unique documentary conveys the human experience of architecture as an interactive relationship that shifts and evolves, emphasizing moving camera footage to properly explore space. He is widely regarded as one of the most important architectural thinkers and urbanists of his generation. In this project, we focused on one of koolhaas project, maison a bordeaux. This is the 1st official trailer for rem a documentary about the architect rem koolhaas.
Sep 01, 2017 renowned dutch architectural thinker and designer rem koolhaas is a singular genius with an astounding body of work. Besides being famous for his provocative buildings and teachings about modern architecture, rem koolhaas born in the netherlands in 1944 has connections to filmmaking. Filmed and directed by tomas koolhaas, the architects son, the documentary aims to take a peek inside the creative mind of rem koolhaas, following him in his daily life and thoughts. Top 30 quotes of rem koolhaas famous quotes and sayings. The francoitalian duo of directors ila beka and louise lemoine is pleased to. A lot of documentaries have the usual talking heads with a step by step. Rem is an hourlong documentary that follows the 71yearold architect as he jets around. Directed by his son tomas, rem provides full access. Rem koolhaasoma, norman foster, alessandro mendini. Theyre award winning documentaries, some destined for the festival circuit and some for broadcast. Watch the official trailer for tomas koolhaas upcoming.
The documentary rempremieres out of competition at 73rd venice movie festival on sept. Casa da musica oma seattle central library lebenslauf headquarters ende. Exclusive interview with tomas koolhaas about rem documentary. Formed as architect in the dazzling london scene of the late sixties a scene still smelling of the visionary ideas of avantgarde architects and groups such as archigram remment rem koolhaas born in 1944 in rotterdam, the netherlands is among the most culturally articulated figures of contemporary architecture. Sep 09, 2016 the documentary rempremieres out of competition at 73rd venice movie festival on sept. Its important to understand drastic order coincidence of our start as an architecture office, lets say in 1980 and to look at the same time at start new political system at that point, which was triggered by the simultanous election of won to margaret thatcher. The architect, a champion of cities, now turns a spotlight on the countryside in a sprawling new exhibition about the other 98 percent of the. Rem by tomas koolhaas premieres out of competition at. His outstanding creations such as the dutch embassy in berlin, the seattle library, the casa da musica concert hall in porto, and the guggenheim heritage museum in las vegas are working examples of the. Cinematographer tomas koolhaas, son of notorious rem koolhaas, has shared with us his latest clips from the feature length documentary film, rem.