Rem Koolhaas and OMA are perhaps best known for the controversy and spectacle of the CCTV Building in Beijing, the Seattle Public Library, and the sci-fi designs in the Middle East, but I think some of their most successful buildings are the subtle subversions of the classic high rise. There’s a—I don’t quite want to […]
Tag: Paris
[Nantes School of Architecture. Via Lacaton & Vassal] I just got around to reading a brief write-up on Parisian firm Lacaton & Vassal, posted on BD last Friday, and I’m walking away quite impressed. The firm’s philosophy — and resulting projects — combine pragmatism, poetry, and comfort. Comfort being the operative element here. After a […]