Rem koolhaas on film in lagos, nigeria joseph godlewski joseph godlewski is a ph. Remment lucas koolhaas 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. Follows dutch architectural theorist rem koolhaas as he conducts research in the city of lagos, one of the fastestgrowing urban environments in the world. Age has not tempered the dutch architect, who at 67 continues to shake up the cultural landscape with his provocative designs. It felt more like an essay, or even just an interview. Hear entrepreneurs, ceos, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of. Choose at any moment between a birds eye view or a close up view of lagos, and choose between three different audio tracks. This article seeks to evaluate rem koolhaas s investigations of the subsaharan megapolis of lagos, nigeria. This article seeks to evaluate rem koolhaas s investigations of the subsahara megapolis of lagos, nigeria. Architect rem koolhaas and a team of students from the harvard project on the city, went to lagos regularly to research the type of urbanity that is produced by uncontrolled, explosive population growth.
When the barbican invited us to make an exhibition about ourselves, we originally wanted to use the notoriously difficult spaces of the gallery a procession of 12 semiindependent rooms on two levels encircling an atrium to our advantage. To the editors allow me to correct a few factual errors in martin fillers essay the master of bigness, nyr, may 10. Rem rem koolhaas documentary by tomas koolhaas kickstarter. Now that buildings of his design are cropping up everywhere, he continues to write.
The truth about your mortgage secrets the banks dont want you to know duration. In 1995, his book s,m,l,xl summarized the work of oma in a novel about architecture. In 1997 two architects set out to rethink lagos, an african megacity that had been largely abandoned by the state. The literature on lagos produced by koolhaas and the harvard project on the city has. The lagos research project by rem koolhaas and the harvard project on the city, on which this interactive film is based, has not been published yet. Why is rem koolhaas the worlds most controversial architect. For the past four years koolhaas and students from the harvard project on the city have come to lagos regularly to research the type of urban environment that is produced by explosive population growth. Jul 09, 2000 before he could build, rem koolhaas wrote.
Remment koolhaas, usually abbreviated to rem koolhaas, was born on 17 november 1944 in rotterdam, netherlands, to anton koolhaas 19121992 and selinde pietertje roosenburg born 1920. Lagos, home to an estimated 15 million people, is a dangerous, polluted and dysfunctional city. Architect rem koolhaas interviewed about lagos on vimeo. You can purchaserent the film in most regions using this this is the 1st official trailer for rem a documentary about the architect rem koolhaas. He is widely regarded as one of the most important architectural thinkers and urbanists of his generation. Amid the apparent chaos and crime, they discovered remarkable patterns of organisation. Filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around the globe, playing witness to rems extraordinary creativity, as well as exploring his works through the eyes of those who actually inhabit them. This article seeks to evaluate rem koolhaass investigations of the subsahara megapolis of lagos, nigeria. Rem koolhaas on film in lagos, nigeria this article seeks to evaluate rem koolhaass investigations of the subsahara. The literature on lagos produced by koolhaas and the harvard project on the city has been both lauded and criticized by several sources. Rem koolhaas has seen the enemy, and it is bricks and mortar. This is the 1st official trailer for rem a documentary about the architect rem koolhaas. Watch rem koolhaas interactive documentary lagos wide.
Rem koolhaas voice actor, bregtje vd haak director format. He has been called a modernist, a deconstructivist, and a structuralist, yet many critics claim he leans toward humanism. His father was a novelist, critic, and screenwriter. The southern arm of the lijnbaan, which is not eligible for 50year preservation status, is being threatened by moneyed interests and a high powered designer, rem koolhaas, and his firm, oma.
The art of figuring out how to the world works rem koolhaas. Produced in 2002, it is told as a story of architectural discov ery, an encounter between koolhaas and something, he says, i didnt know anything about. With this online adaptation, we hope to provide a permanent and accessible resource for those interested in understanding lagos and its rapid urban growth. The lagos research project by rem koolhaas and the harvard project on the city, on which this interactive film is based, has not been published. Two documentary films by bert haanstra for which his father wrote the scenarios were nominated for an academy award for documentary feature, one won a. Besides being famous for his provocative buildings and teachings about modern architecture, rem koolhaas born in the netherlands in 1944 has connections to filmmaking. Rem koolhaas upcoming wilshire boulevard temple expansion. This article seeks to evaluate rem koolhaass investigations. Rem koolhaas talks to kunle adeyemi chris michael in 1997 two architects set out to rethink lagos, an african megacity that had been. Koolhaass perspective is of particular interest because of his longstanding, if little known, interest in yugoslav architecture. Rem koolhaas designed milstein hall a disaster says cornell university architecture professor duration. Feb 26, 2016 lagos shows how a city can recover from a deep, deep pit.
Rem koolhaas on film in lagos, nigeria joseph godlewski this article seeks to. Cinematographer tomas koolhaas, son of notorious rem koolhaas, has shared with us his latest clips from the feature length documentary film, rem. Rem is a rare and unique insight into the mind of a genius. Rendering of kunle adeyemi and rem koolhaass proposal for the fourth mainland bridge in lagos, nigeria. He graduated from the architectural association in london and in 1978 published delirious new york. Less attention, however, has been paid to two documentary.
Set to premiere at this years venice film festival in september, rem is the culmination of filmmaker tomas koolhaas chasing his busy father across time zones for four years, from taxi to. In short, lagos koolhaas is a film about first contact. Jun 16, 2008 rem koolhaas in lagos, nigeria i watched lagos. Oct 04, 2018 in this lecture, organized in conjunction with the exhibition toward a concrete utopia. Aug 11, 2016 set to premiere at this years venice film festival in september, rem is the culmination of filmmaker tomas koolhaas chasing his busy father across time zones for four years, from taxi to. Jan 24, 2016 the truth about your mortgage secrets the banks dont want you to know duration. Koolhaas studied at the architectural association school of architecture in london and at cornell university in ithaca, new york. Mar 23, 2019 tomas koolhaas is raising funds for rem rem koolhaas documentary on kickstarter. Rem koolhaas rotterdam, 1944 founded oma in 1975 together with elia and zoe zenghelis and madelon vriesendorp. Rem koolhaas winner of architectures nobel, the pritzker architecture prize is a professor of architecture and urban design at harvard. This film also tends to be soft on the huge crime problem in lagos, on police brutality. Rem koolhaas born november 17, 1944 is a dutch architect and urbanist known for his innovative, cerebral designs. He is often cited as a representative of deconstructivism and is the author of delirious new york. In my own mind, i am as much a writer as an architect, he says.
Vpro harvard project on the city icarus films follows dutch architectural theorist rem koolhaas as he conducts research in the city of lagos, one of the fastestgrowing urban environments in the world. Architect rem koolhaas and a team of students from the harvard project on the city, went to lagos regularly to research the type of urbanity that. Koolhaas guides viewers through bustling lagos in this. The film is now available to experience online, where viewers can take full. A documentary about legendary architect and master provocateur rem koolhaas. Globetrotting documentary by rem koolhaass son tomas finds the filmmaker racing to keep up with his 71yearold father and struggling to achieve objectivity. His father anton was a writer and director from the 1950s and into the 1970s for the dutch film industry.
By the time he was eight years old, his father who was a writer, theatre critic and director of a film school, was invited by the government of indonesia to become their cultural director, so rem spent four years growing up in an exotic environment, before moving back to the netherlands. Koolhaas teaches at the graduate school of design at harvard university. Architect rem koolhaas interviewed about lagos from submarine. The art of figuring out how to the world works rem. Using small digital cameras, the film maker documented koolhaas documenting lagos and tried to grasp and convey a sense of the new urban. May 02, 2018 filmmaker tomas koolhaas spent 3 years following his father around the globe, playing witness to rem s extraordinary creativity, as well as exploring his works through the eyes of those who actually inhabit them. Architect rem koolhaas and a team of students from the harvard project on the city, went to lagos regularly to research the. In this lecture, organized in conjunction with the exhibition toward a concrete utopia. Tdsr volume xxi number ii 2010 7 special article alien and distant. Koolhaas guides viewers through bustling lagos in this interactive. Rem, himself,influenced he says primarily by italian directors pier paolo.
Lagos koolhaas follows koolhaas during his research in lagos over a period of two years as he wanders through the city, talking with people and recognizing the problems with water, electricity and traffic. Omas first cultural project in the city, the audrey irmas pavilion an expansion of the wilshire boulevard temple in koreatown and. Oct 29, 2015 rem koolhaas lecture on the countryside. Google zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. But instead of judging the city to be doomed, he is able to interpret this culture of congestion positively. In 2008, time put him in their top 100 of the worlds most influential people. Explore the sprawling african megalopolis of lagos. Lagoskoolhaas 2002 documentary architect rem koolhaas and a team of students from the harvard. This hypnotic documentary explores the complex city of lagos through the observations of awardwinning architect and urban theorist rem koolhaas, as well as the residents themselves. This article seeks to evaluate rem koolhaass investigations of the subsaharan megapolis of lagos, nigeria. Lagos shows how a city can recover from a deep, deep pit.
I was never a student at the netherlands film and television academy, precisely because my father was its director at the time. Hear entrepreneurs, ceos, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow. The master of bigness by rem koolhaas the new york. Im not sure if i should call it a documentary, just a film, an interactive film, although the interaction is limited, or an essay. Lagos consists of koolhaas talking to a couple of different. Collect his pritzker prize, complete his seminal seattle library and leap to conquer the.
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