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When Unbuilt Architecture Still Matters
2012/03/18 18:22 Filed in: Architecture
When Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas designed a 10-story retail boutique for Prada in San Francisco in 2001, city planners initially rejected it, saying it resembled a giant cheese grater and didn't fit in with the other buildings in the neighborhood. They were eventually overruled, but when the recession killed the project altogether, Koolhaas's design joined the crowded pool of critically praised designs that never got built. Read More...