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Rem Koolhaas founded the Office for Metropolitan Architecture ( OMA) in 1975 together with three other
people. Koolhaas graduated from the Architectural Association in London. He worked as a joumalist before
becoming an architect (建筑师). In 1978 he finished Delirious New York. In 1995,his book S,M,L,XL
presented the work of OMA and established connections between modem society and architecture.
Koolhaas is a professor at Harvard University, where he carries out the Project on the City, a research
program examining the changing city conditions around the world. Recently,OMA has completed several
famous buildings, among which the Seattle Library was chosen by TIME as The Best Architecture for 2004.
In April,2005,the Casa da Musica concert hall in Porto was completed and was already voted as one of the
most important concert halls in the world by The New York Times.
The same year Koolhaas received the Mies van der Robe Award for the Netherlands Embassy,Berlin.
OMA's design was selected for its very unusual relationship established with its surroundings. In Asia,work
finished on CCTV in 2008-a 575,000 m2 headquarters (总部), studio, and cultural center. CCTV is OMA's
largest building till now. In October,he was invited to help design the future European Union ( EU).
Koolhaas is seen as one of the most important thinkers of the last ten years. Nicolai Ouroussoff, critic (评
论家) for Los Angeles Times, proves his importance by:"There is little question that Rem Koolhaas is one of
the most influential architects of the last twenty years. His approach to design has informed the profession that
his fingerprints can be found on the work of almost any young architect today."
The work of Rem Koolhaas and OMA has been celebrated as well by several international awards.
1. Which is the correct order of the events happened to Rem Koolhaas?
a. He was invited to design the EU.
b. He worked as a journalist.
c. He and his partners founded the OMA.
d. He showed the work of OMA in his book.
A. a,b,c,d
B. a,c,d,b
C. b,c,d,a
D. b,d,c,a
2. Why was Koolhaas given the Mies van der Robe Award?
A. Because he thought of the surroundings in his design.
B. Because he is one of the most influential architects.
C. Because his design was particular.
D. Because his design was modern.
3. The underlined sentence in the passage probably means Koolhaas _____.
A. put his fingerprints on young architects' works
B. has a great effect on young architects
C. is the most important thinker
D. has achieved a lot
4. When talking about Koolhaas's achievements, the author _____.
A. is doubtful
B. is surprised
C. is rather moved
D. thinks highly of him
