Dutch - Architect | November 17, 1944 -
Nobody should be anything, but because I once had a different profession and I'm interested in writing, I took it upon me.
Rem Koolhaas
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Architecture is a rare collective profession: it's always exercised by groups. There is an essential modesty, which is a complete contradiction to the notion of a star.
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Asia is still dominated by skyscrapers. I hope that, in European cities, it will become a declining trend. They were almost never necessary.
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The word 'celebrity' and the word 'architect' are basically incompatible.
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Journalists seem mostly interested in what brand of shoes I wear.
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Miami Beach is a completely interesting hybrid because it is, on the one hand, a resort and, on the other hand, a real city. This condition of city and water on two sides I think is really amazing. And in the heart of that city, it has put an enormous convention center, an enormous physical presence.
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