“Architects work in two ways. One is to respond precisely to a client's needs or demands. Another is to look at what the client asks and reinterpret it.” WayNeedsLooksTwoAsksDemandArchitectClientsTwo Ways Author:Rem Koolhaas
“Let's put it this way: One can be happy or unhappy in a building. But some buildings make us more depressed than others.” WayBuildingUnhappy Author:Rem Koolhaas
“We discovered a person in Lagos who had a fish stall, and within a single square metre she carried two children all the way to Harvard. She supported an unbelievable escape of her children into education. In that sense it was a city completed pixillated, and every pixel contained amazing stories.” WayChildrenPersonsTwoStoriesCitiesFishesSquaresUnbelievableHarvardPixels Author:Rem Koolhaas
“But now sustainability is such a political category that it's getting more and more difficult to think about it in a serious way. Sustainability has become an ornament.” ThinkingWayPoliticalDifficultSeriousCategoriesSustainabilityOrnaments Author:Rem Koolhaas
“Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it. It would be a nightmare if we started to really think about it; it would tie our hands, it would tie everyone elses hands.” IfsThinkingWayHandsWould BeDealsInfluenceSubjectsTiesNightmareIrresponsible Author:Rem Koolhaas
