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Pritzker-Prize Winner Remment Lucas Koolhaas (you probably know him as “Rem”) is undoubtedly one of the pioneers in the world of architecture. This dutch architect is the co-founder of one of the world’s most renowned architecture firms, OMA, and an urban planner. He is a philosopher whose theories have resulted in both admiration and contempt. Here are 7 interesting facts about this controversial personality that might be the reasons behind his success.
1. He is a world traveler
Gathering ideas, observing the urban space around him, and documenting his unconventional ideas, Koolhaas travels consistently. He says that he stays in hotels so often that he is excited to be involved in designing one himself. A library in his mind exists as a result of all his diverse journies. During his childhood years, Koolhaas lived for four years with his family in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is when he started to become infatuated with Asia. This was a starting point to an obsession with Asian architecture that shows in many of his designs
Before working on designing the Seattle Public Library, he conducted a three-month study, traveling to check out libraries in Europe and the United States, then producing a book that includes, as he puts it, “everything from first impressions to analysis of what is wrong with libraries.”

2. He was a journalist and a filmmaker
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