Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) (Partnership)

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Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau, Joshua Ramus, Ole Scheeren

Active 1975-

In 2004, OMA had two major branches: OMA-Rotterdam, headed by Koolhaas and OMA-New York, headed by Joshua Ramus;

PCAD id: 794

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Buildings and other works

NameDateCityState
City of Seattle, Public Library (SPL), Main Library #3, Downtown, Seattle, WA2000-2004SeattleWA
County of Los Angeles, Museum of Art (LACMA) #2, Koolhaas Competition Project, Los Angeles, CA2001-2002Los AngelesCA
Music Corporation of America (MCA) / Universal Studios Headquarters Project, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Prada Epicenter Store, Beverly Hills, CA2003-2004Beverly HillsCA
Prada Store, SoHo, New York, NY2001
State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), District 7 Headquarters Competition, Koolhaas OMA Project, Los Angeles, CA2001
Taschen, Benedikt Guest House, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA2002Hollywood Hills, Los AngelesCA

Publications

"Bibliothek in Seattle", Arch Plus, 156: 56-65, 5/2001. Olson, Sheri, "After an intense competition, Koolhaas nabs Seattle library", Architectural Record, 187: 7, 60, 1999-07. Olson, Sheri, "How Seattle learned to stop worrying and love Rem Koolhaas'plans for a new Central Library", Architectural Record, 120-125, 8/2000. Olson, Sheri, "Thanks to OMA's blending of cool information technology and warm public spaces Seattle's Central Library kindles book lust", Architectural Record, 192: 7, 88-101, 7/2004. Knecht, Barbara, "Defining Component-Based Design", Architectural Record, 153-160, 7/2004. Lamprecht, Barbara, "The nice and the good: library, Seattle, USA", Architectural Review, 216: 1290, 52-57, "Been there", Architecture Boston, 9: 1, 14-19, 01-02/2006. Hantzschel, Jarg, "Zentralbibliothek in Seattle", Baumeister, 101: 7, 40-49, 7/2004. Clausen, Meredith L., "Infopools und atmende Bucherregale : Entwurf Offentliche Bibliothek Seattle", Bauwelt, 94: 27-28, 22-24, 7/25/2003. "Seattle Central Library", GA Document, 80: Front cover, 8-61, 6/2004. "Seattle Public Library", Library Journal, 130: 2, 15, 02/01/2005. "Algoritmi genetici: il diagramma delle funzioni trasformato in forma spettacolare in tre progetti di OMA a Seattle, Berlino e Seul = Genetic algorithm: the functional diagram transformed in spectacular fashion in three projects by OMA in Seattle, Berlin and Seoul.", Lotus International, 127: 52-65, Ilyin, Natalia, "Why I like the Seattle Library", Metropolis, 25: 8, 140, 142, 2006-04. Makovsky, Paul, "Prada A to Z: the Koolhaas-OMA Prada Shopping Guide", Metropolis, 94-99, 10/2001. Muschamp, Herbert, "Forget the Shoes, Prada's New Store Stocks Ideas", New York Times, 1, 6, 2001-12-16. Ouroussoff, Nicolai, "Civic Boosterism Never Looked So Sexy", New York Times, 2, 46, 12/26/2004. Projects for Prada, Koolhaas, Rem: n.p., 2001. Koolhaas, Rem, Projects for Prada, 1: n.p., 2001. "Library architect earns Pritzker Prize", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 04/17/2000. Mulady, Kathy, "Library steeling for work delays", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, B3, 3/26/2003. Marshall, John Douglas, "Rem's bling-bling ; the library Rem Koolhaas almost didn't get the chance to design", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, F1, 5/23/2004. Manahan, William W., "Letters to the Editor: Mountains of praise tempered by critical look", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, D3, 04/01/2007. "Plans for new library unveiled today: Architect will show conceptual drawings at Benaroya meeting", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, C7, 12/15/1999. "Rahner Q & A Rem Koolhaas", Seattle Times, E1-E2, 09/09/2008. LeCuyer, Annette , Steel and Beyond: New Strategies for Metals in Architecture, 134-137, 2003. Jerke, Dennis, Porter, Douglas R., "Civic Buildings", Urban Design and the Bottom Line, 76-77, 2008.
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