false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173387190m/281227.jpg 281227 3 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. <P>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. <P>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'. 272814 1999 OMA@work 1972-2000 total:8|5:3|4:3|3:2| 8 33 9 1 3 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Aug 20 08:07:57 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 08:09:49 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Jul 26 21:30:25 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 21:30:25 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 09 00:12:27 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 00:12:31 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jun 21 15:11:39 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 15:11:41 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Feb 08 07:38:52 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 07:38:52 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Dec 03 08:39:06 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 08:39:06 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Fri Sep 28 20:57:41 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 20:57:41 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Jul 28 15:19:29 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 15:19:29 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Jul 18 06:04:52 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 06:04:52 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=281227