OMA: Architecture as a System of Thinking
We often associate Rem Koolhaas with his bold designs, yet unlike other starchitects his firm isn’t associated with his name, but rather has a more boring name: The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). Yet, don’t let the boring title deceive you, its practice has consistently pushed the boundaries of architecture. Founded in 1975 by Rem Koolhaas, Elia Zenghelis, Madelon Vriesndorp and Zoe Zenghelis, OMA , to many architects, has been an intellectual powerhouse, using architecture as a tool to redefine and shape the built environment and design ideologies. OMA’s architecture is not about beauty in the traditional sense — it is about revealing the forces that shape form: capital, bureaucracy, politics, media, and desire.
