Quote by Rem Koolhaas
Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things.

Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things. – Rem Koolhaas

Other quotes by Rem Koolhaas

We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And yet, maybe in truth these cities that we have are desired. Maybe their very characterlessness provides the best context for living. – Rem Koolhaas

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Beauty
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The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models. – Rem Koolhaas

Category:
architecture
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It is not possible to live in this age if you dont have a sense of many contradictory forces. – Rem Koolhaas

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Age
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Other Quotes from
architecture
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I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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architecture

You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that. – Prince Of Wales Charles

Category:
architecture

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time. – Richard Meier

Category:
architecture

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. – Helmut Jahn

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architecture

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