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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 countrys 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
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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 Koolhaass 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
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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
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