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Rem Koolhaas

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Remment Lucas Koolhaas (Dutch pronunciation: [rɛm koːlɦaːs]; born 17 November 1944) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He is often cited as a representative of Deconstructivism and is the author of Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan. He is seen by some as one of the significant architectural thinkers and urbanists of his generation, by others as a self-important iconoclast. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rem Koolhaas has received more than 1,206,585 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Rem Koolhaas is the 44th most popular architect (up from 49th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Architect.

Rem koolhaas is most famous for his work in the field of architecture. He is known for his experimental and avant-garde designs. He is a Dutch architect, writer, professor, and co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Rem Koolhaas ranks 44 out of 424. Before him are Ictinus, Jørn Utzon, Vladimir Tatlin, I. M. Pei, Callicrates, and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola. After him are Christopher Wren, François Mansart, Arne Jacobsen, Richard Rogers, Richard Meier, and Michelozzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Rem Koolhaas ranks 30. Before him are Danny Trejo, Ronnie Peterson, Kary Mullis, Ulrich Beck, Dietrich Mateschitz, and Helmut Berger. After him are Alan Parker, Ibrahim Rugova, Robert Kardashian, Rafic Hariri, Jairzinho, and Angela Davis.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rem Koolhaas ranks 60 out of 1,427. Before him are Pieter de Hooch (1629), Dick Advocaat (1947), Sylvia Kristel (1952), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), and Ruud Gullit (1962). After him are Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Theo van Gogh (1857), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), Peter Canisius (1521), Gerrit Rietveld (1888), and Tobias Asser (1838).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Netherlands

Among architects born in Netherlands, Rem Koolhaas ranks 1. After him are Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527), Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856), Jacobus Oud (1890), Jacob van Campen (1596), Mart Stam (1899), Aldo van Eyck (1918), Pierre Cuypers (1827), Salomon de Bray (1597), Pieter Post (1608), Willem Marinus Dudok (1884), and Jaap Bakema (1914).

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