REX (architecture firm) explained

Architects:Joshua Ramus
Founded:2000
REX
City:New York, New York

REX is an architecture and design firm based in New York City. The firm's name is intended to symbolize reappraisal ("RE") of architecture ("X"). Notable projects headed by its founder include the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas, Texas; the Vakko Fashion Center in Istanbul, Turkey; and the Seattle Central Library. The work of REX has been recognized with accolades including two American Institute of Architects' National Honor Awards in 2005 and 2011,[1] a U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology National Honor Award, an American Library Association National Building Award, and two American Council of Engineering Companies' National Gold Awards.

History

REX's 10 designers are led by Joshua Prince-Ramus, who was founding partner of OMA New York [2] —the American affiliate of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Rem Koolhaas—until he left to start REX in 2006.[3]

While at OMA New York, Prince-Ramus was Partner in Charge of the Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas and the Seattle Central Library, hailed as Times 2004 Building of the year and by Herbert Muschamp in The New York Times as "the most exciting new building it has been an honor to review in more than 30 years of writing about architecture."[4] In 2005, the Seattle Central Library was awarded the top honors bestowed by the American Institute of Architects, the American Library Association, and the American Council of Engineering Companies. The Library was one of seven finalists for the inaugural Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, awarded in 2014 to the best architectural work in North and South America completed from 2000 to 2013.[5]

Projects

Ongoing projects include the Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, an 7400abbr=onNaNabbr=on building for the production and premiering of theater, dance, music, musical theater, opera, and film works; the Mercedes-Benz Future Lab in Stuttgart, Germany, a 10200abbr=onNaNabbr=on public showcase for the brand's impact on mobility and a factory for debating the future; a 4300abbr=onNaNabbr=on private residence on Long Island; 2050 M Street, a new office building in Washington, DC, and a performing arts center at Brown University.[6]

Completed projects include the re-cladding and interior renovation of Five Manhattan West

Awards

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture . Aia.org . 2015-06-26 . 2014-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107203902/http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2011/Architecture/ . live .
  2. Web site: https://www.oma.com/news/oma-new-york-office . 2024-04-23 . OMA . en.
  3. News: Joshua Prince-Ramus Leaving Koolhaas's O.M.A. to Start New Architecture Firm. The New York Times. 14 May 2006 . 2015-06-26. 2022-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019172617/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/arts/design/14pogr.html?pagewanted=all. live. Pogrebin . Robin .
  4. News: The Library That Puts on Fishnets and Hits the Disco. The New York Times. 16 May 2004 . 2015-06-26. 2015-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626130550/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/arts/design/16MUSC.html?ex=1229230800&en=2093f220b0dc0e84&ei=5070. live. Muschamp . Herbert .
  5. Web site: IIT College of Architecture . Arch.iit.edu . 2011-01-02 . 2015-06-26 . 2015-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102745/https://arch.iit.edu/prize/mchap/nominated . live .
  6. Web site: A radically flexible space — Brown, REX preview Performing Arts Center design . News from Brown . Brown University . 13 December 2020 . 13 February 2019 . 4 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204055738/https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-02-13/pac-design . live .
  7. Web site: Project R6. Architect. 2016-08-02. 2016-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160915013105/http://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/project-r6-231. live.
  8. Web site: AIA New York Chapter : 2015 AIANY Design Awards Winners. aiany.aiany.org. 2016-08-02. 2017-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606103910/http://aiany.aiany.org/index.php?section=2015-AIANY-Design-Awards-Winners. live.
  9. Web site: Architizer A+ Awards. Architizer A+ Awards. 2016-08-02. 2014-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924033123/http://awards.architizer.com/winners/archive/?event=2&id=2. live.
  10. Web site: 2014 AZ Awards Winner: Best Unbuilt Competition Entry - Azure Magazine. September 2014 . en-US. 2016-08-02. 2016-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815212951/http://www.azuremagazine.com/article/2014-az-awards-winner-best-unbuilt-competition-entry/. live.
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  13. Web site: We Want To Work Here! A Mirrored Office That Looks Like A Funhouse. Architizer. en-US. 2016-08-02. 2016-07-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729045107/http://architizer.com/blog/vakko-fashion-center-low-rise-office/. live.
  14. Web site: To Honor Architecture Winners. sightlines.usitt.org. 2016-08-02. 2017-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170209122005/http://sightlines.usitt.org/archive/2012/03/ArchitectureWinners.asp. live.
  15. Web site: 2012 AZ AWARD Winners announced - Azure Magazine. 8 June 2012 . en-US. 2016-08-02. 2016-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815220757/http://www.azuremagazine.com/article/az-award-winners-announced/. live.
  16. Web site: AT&T Performing Arts Center Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre - 2011 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture Recipient. www.aia.org. 2016-08-02. 2015-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150826080344/http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2011/architecture/att-performing-arts/index.htm. live.
  17. Web site: Award-Winning Projects. Cosentini. 2016-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919024020/http://www.cosentini.com/images/About/About/Award-Winning-Projects.pdf. live.
  18. Web site: Building of the year 2010: Building of the Year 2010 Award. boty.archdaily.com. 2016-08-02. 2016-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160730185819/http://boty.archdaily.com/us/2010. live.
  19. Web site: Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre McCarthy Entertainment Construction. www.mccarthy.com. 2016-08-02. 2016-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811054427/http://www.mccarthy.com/projects/dee-charles-wyly-theatre. live.
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  26. Web site: Previous Winners of the AIA/ALA Library Buildings Award Program. admin. 1999-11-30. en. 2016-08-02. 2016-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817233340/http://www.ala.org/llama/awards/aiaalalibrarybuildings. live.
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