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Remment Koolhaas also known as Rem Koolhaas is a 21st century architect and is arguably the most influential of his time He even made it on the top 100 most influential people of all time However his work was also highly controversial It might be difficult to understand how architecture can be controversial but if anyone were able to find a way it's Remment Koolhaas What makes Koolhaas s work controversial but also influential is that he did not like to follow established conventions and he liked to break the mold with experimental styles This prompted some to describe some of his earlier works as infuriating In his career he has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles in search of commissions and designed plans for Paris the Libyan desert Hong Kong and many more places During his travels he has written half a dozen books It is arguable that what really makes Koolhaas so invaluable is not his work as an architect but rather his work as an urban thinker He was born in Rotterdam Netherlands on the 17th of November 1944 This year 2018 he will turn 74 His father Anton Koolhaas who died in 1992 at 80 years old was a man of many trades He was a novelist critic and screenwriter that was nominated for many awards for his work
