Founded by Rem Koolhaas in the 1970s OMA is today one of the leading architectural firms in the world. Fame came early, when in 1978 OMA won first prize in a competition for the extension of the Dutch parliament. A great many awards followed including Prize for Intensive Space Use awarded by the Dutch Government and the Architectural Institute of Japan's Award for the Best Building in Japan, Nexus World Housing.
OMA is very active in the United States, working on projects as diverse as the new Seattle public Library and the McCormick Tribune Campus Center in Chicago. OMA acts as consultant in redefining the corporate identity of the client in the context of the architectural process.
Works featured range from private residences to large scale urban planning and include the extension of the MoMA, New York; MAB-Tower, Rotterdam; Casa da Musica, Portugal; TGB (Very Big Library), Paris. Essay by Rem Koolhaas titled 'Junkspace'.
Works
1989 Patio Villa
1991 Villa Dall’Ava
1991 Nexus World Housing
1991 Renovation of Hotel Furka Blick
1992 Kunsthal
1993 Dutch House
1994 Euralille
1994 Congrexpo (Lille Grand Palais)
1997 Educatorium
1998 Maison à Bordeaux
1999 Second Stage Theater
Recent Projects
SchipholS (Schiphol Amsterdam Airport)
Y2K (Private Residence Rotterdam)
Casa Da Musica
Seattle Public Library
MAB-Tower
Chassé Campus Breda
Almere Urban Redevelopment / Block 6
Projects for International Competition
1982 Parc de la Villette
1989 TGB (Very Big Library)
1989 ZKM (Center for Art and Media Technology)
1997 Extension of the MoMA
Feature Texts by Rem Koolhaas
Essay: Junkspace
Lecture: Transformations
Lecture: Bigness & Velocity
OMA@work.1972-2000
Chronology of OMA through over a Hundred Images










