Featured architect: Rem Koolhaas/OMA

July 24th, 2007

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Office for Metropolitan Architecture has designed what will be the tallest tower in Latin America, to be built in the centre of Mexico City. More »

July 22nd, 2007

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OMA in the Middle East: Office for Metropolitan Architecture have sent us some new renderings, plans and sections of Porsche Design Towers I and II, which they are jointly designing with Porsche Design. More »

July 19th, 2007

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OMA in the Middle East: Office for Metropolitan Architecture have designed a new international airport for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

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Located between Jeddah and Mecca, the airport will cater for the two million pilgrims who make the journey to Mecca during the holy Hajj period and features a special terminal for the Saudi Royal Family (top two images). More »

July 18th, 2007

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OMA in the Middle East: RAK Gateway is a masterplan by Office for Metropolitan Architecture for a large urban development at Ras Al Khaimah, the northernmost of the United Arab Emirates. More »

July 17th, 2007

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OMA in the Middle East: Office for Metropolitan Architecture has sent images and text of its Kuwait Al-Rai Development Masterplan – a study for a major mixed development in Kuwait City.

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The masterplan features a central open-air pedestrian mall called The Avenues, which aims to reintroduce the idea of promenading to the car-dependent city.

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Over the next few days we’ll be publishing more OMA projects in the Middle East and providing links to those we’ve already published, to present a comprehensive directory of the firm’s activities in the region. More »

July 10th, 2007

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AMO and Prada have launched Prada Prototypes, an online auction of limited-edition Prada garments and accessories. More »

June 22nd, 2007

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The Casa da Musica concert hall in Porto, Portugal, by Office for Metropolitan Architecture has won the European Award at the Royal Institute of British Architects awards, held in London tonight. More »

June 15th, 2007

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AMO, the think-tank arm of Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has announced a collaboration with the Hermitage State Museum (above) in St Petersburg, Russia, to develop a new museum typology for the 21st Century. More »

May 28th, 2007

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Live from Dubai: here are some images of Jebel Al Jais Mountain Resort – a tourist village on a mountain in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah designed by Rem Koolhaas of Office for Metropolitan Architecture. More »

May 27th, 2007

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Live from Dubai: Rem Koolhaas has launched Al Manakh, a book described as the first comprehensive guide to architecture and urban design in the The Gulf. More »

May 11th, 2007

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Here is a full set of images, plans and diagrams of the giant RAK Convention and Exhibition Centre for the new city at Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. More »

March 21st, 2007

Office for Metropolitan Architecture has been commissioned to design a 36-storey residential tower in Singapore. An image and the press release from OMA follows below: More »

March 15th, 2007

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Somewhat belatedly, here are five images of OMA’s design for 111 First Street, a mixed-use tower for the waterfront in Jersey City, USA. More »

January 11th, 2007

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Office for Metropolitan Architecture have given us new images of their competition-winning design for Shenzhen Stock Exchange Plaza. More »

December 22nd, 2006

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Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture has won a competition to design the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in Shenzhen, China. More »