Quote by Rem Koolhaas
People can inhabit anything. And they can be miserable in anything

People can inhabit anything. And they can be miserable in anything and ecstatic in anything. More and more I think that architecture has nothing to do with it. Of course, thats both liberating and alarming. – Rem Koolhaas

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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

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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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Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning. – Rem Koolhaas

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