Rem Koolhaas Documentary Premieres in Seattle

Late this past week marked the US premiere of the German documentary Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect in Seattle, as part of the Northwest Film Forum and the local AIGA chapter’s annual By Design fest. The premiere makes sense being held there, as one of Koolhaas’ career-defining buildings is located there, with the Seattle Central Library. As for the film itself (which is continuing to screen until the 12th, so catch it while you can if you’re in the area), the Seattle Times put together this great review, which, in short, says the movie is pretty good, covering a lot of bases of the starchitect’s career, but that all the stylized whiz-bangs make the film a bit jarring at time, parts of which can be seen in the trailer:

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