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News: ten years after declaring he wanted to "kill the skyscraper", architect Rem Koolhaas has accepted an award for the best tall building of the year and joked: "my campaign was completely unsuccessful". (more...) View the full article

Dutch footwear brand United Nude, headed by architect Rem D Koolhaas, and model Shaun Ross have designed a heeled boot "with no particular individual in mind." Read more

Last autumn, Tomas Koolhaas released a film about his father, architect Rem Koolhaas. He spoke to Dezeen about the movie, their relationship and taking narrative tips from Kanye West. Read more View the full article

Dezeenwire: Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement ahead of La Biennale di Venezia 12th International Architecture Exhibition next month. See press release below. See all our stories about Rem Koolhaas in our special category. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: architect Rem Koolhaas has today been confirmed as the director of the next Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014 and wants to use the opportunity to readdress the "fundamental elements of architecture". (more...) View the full article

Architect Rem Koolhaas has expressed his excitement at building in Manhattan for the first time, in a movie created to promote his firm OMA's 121 E 22nd residential tower. Read more View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: curator Rem Koolhaas has used the biennale to announce the end of his "hegemony" over the profession, according to architect Peter Eisenman (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

News: architect Rem Koolhaas, the director for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014, has revealed that the title for next year's show will be Fundamentals. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: Rem Koolhaas of OMA is tipped to be director of the next Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014. Among those speculating on Twitter was assistant director for the 2012 biennale Kieran Long, who tweeted “it’s certain to be Rem Koolhaas next time. Done deal say my sources.” Koolhaas was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2010 biennale. The rumours coincide with the news that Koolhaas will receive the Jencks Award at the RIBA in November. Portrait is by Dominik Gigler. See all our stories about OMA » See all our stories about the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 » View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Rem Koolhaas explains the concept behind his Monditalia exhibition, in which dancers and musicians perform amongst the architectural exhibits, in the second part of our video interview filmed in Venice. (more...) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: in the third part of our video interview with Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect claims the "architecture biennale was becoming very similar to the art biennale" and says he chose to eschew contemporary architecture to set his curation apart. (more...) View the full article

News: the Pantheon-like interior of Rem Koolhaas and OMA's arts and culture centre in Miami Beach has been revealed by developer Faena during this year's Art Basel and Design Miami events (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This year sadly saw the passing of many iconic figures from architecture and design, including architect IM Pei, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and lighting designer Ingo Maurer. We remember 10 of the greats we lost in 2019 as part of our review of the year. Read more View the full article

Emerging French designer Rémi Bouhaniche has unveiled a chair that he created by folding "a trapezoidal shape of foam and fabric like origami" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Layers of metal mesh are used to regulate the level of privacy and daylight for glazed creative studios added to a residential building in Beijing by local architecture firm Remix Studio. Read more View the full article

Narrowly spaced steel louvres wrap around the exterior of this extension to a house in Beijing, providing privacy and creating linear patterns of light and shadow throughout the minimal white interior (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Anthony Hunt Design and Luke Stanley Architects have designed a tent-shaped rental hut for the summit of a hill in rural New South Wales, Australia. Read more View the full article

Norwegian studio Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Arkitekter created the self-service Rabot Cabin for hikers in Norway's Okstindan mountain range (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Wyoming architecture firm Carney Logan Burke has created a vacation estate for a New York family that is oriented to provide dramatic views (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

ECAL graduate Renaud Defrancesco has designed a collection of LED bulbs that double as decorative pendant lights. (more…) View the full article

French car manufacturer Renault has unveiled its latest concept electric car, which features a red windscreen and a roof that "opens like the lid of a jewellery box" (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Renault has devised a concept for an autonomous, electric vehicle that would provide city dwellers with an alternative to public transport. Read more View the full article

French auto brand Renault has designed a concept car that launches its own drone from a hatch in the roof (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Renault has designed an all-electric concept car that can be physically expanded and have its range extended based on the needs of its user. Read more View the full article

Maison&Objet 2015: light from this table lamp by Cuban designer René Barba is diffused by a lollipop-shaped envelope made from a non-woven fabric. (more…) View the full article