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Rarely has an architect caused so much sensation outside of the architecture community as Rem Koolhaas. His outstanding creations such as the Dutch Embassy in Berlin, the Seattle Library and the Casa da Música concert hall in Porto are working examples of the Dutchman’s visionary theories about architecture and urban society. Koolhaas’ work is as much about ideas as it is buildings and his career has combined the practical application of his theories with celebrated work as a writer, researcher and social commentator. His 1978 publication “Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan”, which celebrates New York as a social utopia, was heralded as a seminal text on modern architecture and society. Similarly his book “S,M,L,XL” (1995) with OMA / Bruce Mau. For Koolhaas what is essential is not to create individual masterpieces but to provoke and excite through the wide range of his activities. Rem Koolhaas – Architect XXL is an engaging portrait of a visionary man which takes us to the heart of his ideas (DOK.fest München)
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