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HAMBURG SCIENCE CENTRE DESIGN BY OMA – REM KOOLHAAS
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HAMBURG SCIENCE
CENTRE DESIGN BY OMA – REM KOOLHAAS
The complex,
comprising of the Science Center, Aquarium and Science Theatre, is located at
the entrance to the Magdeburger harbour and sits at the end point of an urban
axis from the inner Alster to the river Elbe. Situated at the waterfront in
close proximity to container and cruise ships, the building marks the
connection between the harbour and the city.
The Science Center
will become a hub for scientific study in Hamburg and help strengthen the
city’s educational profile creating a place for the next generation of
scientists to study and share knowledge. Not only will the Science Centre be
linked to many other institutes in Hamburg but it will also become the
generating force for innovative education and be a cultural highlight in
itself.
The Science Centre is constructed of 10 modular blocks that connect to form a ring shaped building. This shape and the maritime power and mass of the individual blocks resemble the character of the historical, urban waterfront development..Therefore, the building is a symbol of Hamburg’s economic strength and a representation of the city’s interest in technology and science.
The exhibiton space also works on a modular principle similar to the building. This gives the curators of the space a great deal of freedom and flexibility. A variety of subjects will be able to go on display making the exhibiton centre a stage for not only scientific research but also for all aspects of our modern life.
The Science Center addresses not only environmental issues but also programmatic sustainability.
The function of the ten blocks that make up the building allow for large scale programmatic changes on a daily basis. The central structure accommodates the vertical circulation whereas the blocks on the west and east side are used as exhibition spaces. The curator is able to generate shortcuts, changes or create connections by means of moveable partitions.
With three terraces surrounding the building the Science Centre allows access to the Hamburg city centre as well as to the West and East sides of the Magdeburg harbour. This three way axis will link the various parts of the city and bring new life into the Hafencity. It enables direct interaction between visitors and passers-by functioning as an urban stage. Various events taking place on top of the individual plateaus of the building as well as the restaurants on the terrace of the Belle Etage will stimulate activity in the Hafencity.
The Science Centre is constructed of 10 modular blocks that connect to form a ring shaped building. This shape and the maritime power and mass of the individual blocks resemble the character of the historical, urban waterfront development..Therefore, the building is a symbol of Hamburg’s economic strength and a representation of the city’s interest in technology and science.
The exhibiton space also works on a modular principle similar to the building. This gives the curators of the space a great deal of freedom and flexibility. A variety of subjects will be able to go on display making the exhibiton centre a stage for not only scientific research but also for all aspects of our modern life.
The Science Center addresses not only environmental issues but also programmatic sustainability.
The function of the ten blocks that make up the building allow for large scale programmatic changes on a daily basis. The central structure accommodates the vertical circulation whereas the blocks on the west and east side are used as exhibition spaces. The curator is able to generate shortcuts, changes or create connections by means of moveable partitions.
With three terraces surrounding the building the Science Centre allows access to the Hamburg city centre as well as to the West and East sides of the Magdeburg harbour. This three way axis will link the various parts of the city and bring new life into the Hafencity. It enables direct interaction between visitors and passers-by functioning as an urban stage. Various events taking place on top of the individual plateaus of the building as well as the restaurants on the terrace of the Belle Etage will stimulate activity in the Hafencity.
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REM KOOLHAAS PHOTO BY MARK SELIGER
REM KOOLHAAS PHOTO BY MARK SELIGER
REM KOOLHAAS
Rem
Koolhaas (Rotterdam 1944) founded OMA in 1975 together with Elia and
Zoe Zenghelis and Madelon Vriesendorp. Koolhaas worked as a journalist and
screenwriter before beginning architecture, and writing has remained central to
his architectural practice. At the same time as designing buildings around the
world with OMA, Koolhaas works in non-architectural disciplines – including
politics, publishing, media, fashion, and sociology – through his think tank
and research unit, AMO.
After studying at
the Architectural Association in London, and at Cornell and the Institute for
Architecture and Urban Studies in the US, Koolhaas wrote Delirious New
York (1978) and simultaneously began producing projects and proposals with
OMA. In 1995, S,M,L,XL summarized the work of OMA in a
1,200-page book that redefined architectural publishing. As director of the
Project on the City research program at Harvard University, Koolhaas produced
the books The Harvard Guide to Shopping (2001), an analysis of
the role of retail and consumption in society and architecture, and Great
Leap Forward(2002), a study of China’s Pearl River Delta; he also produced
studies on Lagos, Roman architecture and communism.
Recently completed
OMA buildings include De Rotterdam, three interconnected towers on the river
Maas; Shenzhen Stock Exchange; the G-Star headquarters in Amsterdam; the new
headquarters for China Central Television (CCTV) – a tower reinvented as a loop
– in Beijing; a new headquarters for Rothschild Bank in London; and Milstein
Hall, an elevated slab that extends Cornell’s college of Architecture, Art and
Planning.
OMA-designed
buildings currently under construction include the Taipei Performing Arts
Centre; three buildings in Doha, Qatar; the Bibliothèque Multimédia à Vocation
Régionale, a four-story public library in Caen; and Bryghusprojektet in
Copenhagen, a mixed-use project accommodating the new headquarters for the
Danish Architecture Centre.
In 1998, Koolhaas
established AMO as a platform for using architectural thinking in
non-architectural realms. Recent AMO projects include research into the
countryside (globally) and the Russian hinterland; the design of catwalk shows
for Prada and Miu Miu; “Cronocaos,” an exhibition on preservation, at the 2010
Venice Biennale; participation in the EU Reflection Group think tank, with the
task of making proposals for Europe in 2020; Roadmap 2050, a masterplan
for a Europe-wide renewable energy grid; and the development of an educational
program for Strelka, a new architecture school in Moscow. AMO has also guest
edited an issue of Wired magazine as well as consulting on the
future of Conde Nast magazines; proposed a “barcode” EU flag; and developed a
curatorial masterplan for the Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg.
SELECTED BUILDINGS
De Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, 2013
CCTV Headquarters,
Beijing, 2012
Rothschild Bank,
London, 2012
Millstein Hall,
Cornell, NY, 2010
Maggie’s Center,
Gartnavel, 2010
Wyly Theatre, Dallas,
2009
Prada Transformer,
Seoul, 2009
Serpentine pavilion,
London, 2006
Zeche Zollverein
Museum and masterplan, Essen, 2006
Seoul National
University Museum of Art, 2006
Casa da Música,
Porto, 2005
Prada Epicenter, New
York, 2001
Seattle Central
Library, 2004
Netherlands Embassy,
Berlin, 2003
IIT Campus Center,
Chicago, 2003
Hermitage
Guggenheim, Las Vegas, 2001
Maison à Bordeaux,
1998
Educatorium,
Utrecht, 1997
Euralille Congrexpo
+ masterplan, 1994
Kunsthal, Rotterdam,
1992
Nexus World Housing,
Fukuoka, 1991
Villa d’allava,
Paris, 1991
Netherlands Dance
Theatre, The Hague, 1987
SELECTED BOOKS
Project Japan: Metabolism Talks, Taschen, 2011
Al Manakh
I and II, Archis, 2007 and 2010
Content, Taschen,
2003
Great Leap Forward,
Taschen, 2002
Harvard Guide to
Shopping, Taschen 2001
S,M,L,XL, Monacelli,
1995
Delirious New York,
Oxford University Press, 1978
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
(Im)pure,
(In)formal, (Un)built, L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2011
OMA/Progress,
Barbican, London, 2010
Cronocaos, Venice
Biennale, 2010
Dubai Next, Vitra
Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 2008
The Gulf, Venice
Biennale, 2006
OMA in Beijing,
MoMA, New York, 2006
Expansion and
Neglect, Venice Biennale, 2005
Image of Europe:
Vienna, Brussels, Munich, 2004
Content, Neue
Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 2003
Cities on the Move,
Hayward Gallery, London, 1999
Less is More, Milan
Triennale, 1986
Strada Novissima,
Venice Biennale, 1980
TEACHING POSITIONS
Strelka Institute,
Moscow
Professor in
Practice of Architecture and Urban Design, Harvard University
Architectural
Association, London
Institute for
Architecture and Urban Studies, New York
SELECTED AWARDS
Johannes Vermeer
Prijs, 2013
Golden Lion for
Lifetime Achievement, Venice Biennale, 2010
RIBA Gold Medal, 2004
Praemium Imperiale,
Japan, 2003
Membership Legion
D’Honneur, 2001
Pritzker Prize, 2000
Mies van der Rohe
Award, 2005
EDUCATION
Architectural
Association, London, 1969–72
Cornell University,
1972–73
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