Lecture by Rem Koolhaas: Current Preoccupations
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22 APR 2026
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15:00 – 16:00
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Arena - Fiera Milano, Rho – Pav. 14
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Inglese
Since his early exhibition at Triennale Milano in 1985–86, Rem Koolhaas has operated across multiple roles — architect, curator, writer, designer — going beyond the boundaries that traditionally separate these disciplines. With the founding of the dedicated research arm AMO in the late 1990s alongside the architectural practice OMA, Koolhaas expanded the scope of an architecture office: engaging clients at vastly different speeds and scales, moving between the tangible and the ephemeral, the conceptual and the commercial. Over the decades, this dual practice has developed a sustained engagement with design in different forms — from catwalk scenography and homeware collections to furniture systems and exhibition pavilions. In this lecture, Koolhaas shares his current preoccupations — tracing the threads that connect his most recent work to the creations that have shaped his career.
Introduction and Presentation by David Gianotten: OMA's ongoing observations on the Contract sector, Salone Contract Masterplan.
