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From: Architexturez <interface.services@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 12:07:46 +0530
Koolhaas, Foster clash over ‘similar’ designs
18 May 2007
By Will Hurst
No plagiarism but we were first, says Rem, as Foster’s deny any real
likeness between schemes
Two of the world’s leading architects, Rem Koolhaas and Norman Foster,
have clashed over claims of a “remarkable similarity” between two of
their most ambitious projects.
In the week that Foster & Partners confirmed the sale of a stake in the
firm to private equity group 3i, the practice was forced to defend its
newly unveiled 6sq km “zero-carbon, zero-waste” city in Abu Dhabi (News
May 11) because of its resemblance to neighbouring Emirates development
Rak Gateway by Koolhaas’s Office for Metropolitan Architecture.
Koolhaas revealed his practice had sought an explanation from Foster’s
because of perceived similarities, including scale, shape, sustainable
aspects and the grid system both cities will employ.
cont'd....
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3087236