On OMA

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is a leading international partnership practicing contemporary architecture, urbanism and cultural analysis. It is engaged in a large number of projects in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America.

Current OMA Projects

Asia: China Central Television Headquarters, Beijing; Television Cultural Center, Beijing; Shenzhen Stock Exchange; Singapore Residential Tower

Europe: Danish Architecture Centre Copenhagen, Denmark; Riga Harbour Redevelopment, Latvia; Riga Contemporary Art Museum, Latvia; Cordoba Congress Centre, Spain; Rothschild Bank HQ London, UK; MAB/OVG multi-use Tower Rotterdam Harbour, Netherlands; Almere, Binckhorst, Stadionplein Masterplans, Netherlands; White City London masterplan, UK; Ghent masterplan, Belgium; Essen Zollverein Masterplan and Kohlenwaesche, Germany; Almaty Science Campus, Kazakhstan

Middle-East: Porsche Residential and Business Towers, Dubai; Kuwait City Masterplan; 3 Masterplans, Ras-Al-Khaimah; 3 Buildings Education City, Qatar

America: Milstein Hall Cornell University, Ithaca; Jersey City Residential Tower and Hotel, New Jersey; Mexico City tower

The office is lead by six partners: Rem Koolhaas, Ole Scheeren, Ellen van Loon, Reinier de Graaf, Floris Alkemade and Managing Partner Victor van der Chijs.

OMA Rotterdam - +31 10 24 38 200

OMA Beijing - + 86 10 58696993

On Far East Organization
Far East Organization together with its sister company the Sino Group is one of Asia's largest real estate groups. In Singapore, Far East Organization is the country’s largest private property developer. Its operations span the full spectrum of the real estate market, from residential to hospitality, commercial, retail and industrial sectors. It is also the largest corporate housing landlord in Singapore and one of the largest owner-operators of hotels. The Organization comprises more than 180 privately-held development and investment companies, as well as a public arm comprising two public-listed companies, Orchard Parade Holdings Limited and Yeo Hiap Seng Limited.

Far East Organization is the only real estate developer in the world to win the internationally acclaimed FIABCI Prix d'Excellence four times, for The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (Leisure Category Winner 2003), Gardenville (Residential Category Winner 2002), Far East Square (Specialised Category Winner 2001) and The Bayshore (Residential Category Winner 1999). A highly contested annual competition, the FIABCI Prix d'Excellence recognises real estate developments from around the world that have demonstrated excellence in the areas of business concept, architecture and construction, brokerage, management, environmental impact and contributions to the community.

Info from OMA 210307


Key Office for Metropolitan Architecture buildings (alphabetical):

Carré Building, The Netherlands
-

Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal
2006

Photo by Charlie Koolhaas, Courtesy of Office for Metropolitan Architecture 270307
OMA : Portoguese building

Central Chinese Television Tower, Beijing, China
2006-08

image by OMA, from OMA 270307
Office for Metropolitan Architecture - Chinese building

Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany
1990

Cornell University School of Architecture, Art & Planning, New York, USA
2007-

Cornell University Milstein Hall photo: by OMA, from OMA 270307
Cornell School of Architecture, Ithaca

Educatorium Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
1997

111 First Street, Jersey City, USA
2007
52 storey tower
waterfront mix use development: condominiums, hotel, studios, gallery, retail

Hamburg Science Centre, Germany
2008-
Hamburg Building

Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1992

Latvian Museum of Contemporary Artt, Riga, Latvia
-

Latvian museum

Lille Grand Palais, Lille, France
1994

Maison á Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
1998

Photo by Hans Werlemann, Courtesy of Office for Metropolitan Architecture 270307
Office for Metropolitan Architecture : French house

McCormick Tribune Campus Center - IIT, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2003
Illinois Institute of Technology - New Student Center

Netherlands Dance Theater, The Hague, Netherlands
1987-88

Netherlands Embassy Berlin, Germany
2001

Photo by Phil Meech, Courtesy of Office for Metropolitan Architecture 270307
OMA : German building

Nexus Housing, Fukuoka, Japan
1991

Parard von Troje Performance Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands
2003
£8.2m

Prada New York, USA
2001

Prada New York photo: Armin Linke, from OMA 270307
OMA : Prada Store New York

Rothschild building, City of London, England, UK
2006-
Architecture Competition win
Rem Koolhaas’s first building in City of London

Seattle Public Library, Seattle, Washington, USA
2004

Seattle Public Library photo: Philippe Ruault, from OMA 270307
Office for Metropolitan Architecture - Seattle Library

Serpentine Pavilion London - temporary building
2006
Rem Koolhaas with Cecil Balmond / Arup
Serpentine Pavilion

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, China
2007-

Office for Metropolitan Architecture - Chinese building

Singapore Residential Tower, Singapore
2007-

OMA : Singapore building

Torre Bicentenario, Mexico City, Mexico
2007-10
For Groupo DANHOS: Mixed-use tower, due to be over 50 storeys high

Villa Dall'Ava, Saint Cloud, Paris, France
1989-90

White City masterplan, northwest London, UK
2006-



Office for Metropolitan Architecture - Rem Koolhaas Winner of RIBA Gold Medal 2004

OMA - Architecture Studio:
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) was created in 1975
Rem's partners were Madelon Vriesendorm and Elia and Zoe Zenghelis

Almere Masterplan, Netherlands
-
Masterplan competition 1997

First OMA Project:
Parliament extension, The Hague

OMA : main page

Office for Metropolitan Architecture - Rem Koolhaas Pritzker Prize Winner 2000

Modern Architects



World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe

Office for Metropolitan Architecture : Casa da Musica - RIBA European Award 2007

OMA book

Buildings / photos for the Rem Koolhaas Architecture page welcome:
info@e-architect.co.uk

Office for Metropolitan Architecture: page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

OMA Website: www.oma.nl