Lagos has also had a particular effect on my career. I was there early, and although it was a courageous step to go there and invest on this scale - I went there maybe 20 times - it's also been also super-controversial. There's an old school of thought that somebody like me has no place to go there.Because of colonialism and so on.
Rem KoolhaasDesigns are increasingly winning competitions because they are literally green, and because somewhere they feature a small windmill.
Rem KoolhaasEscape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning.
Rem Koolhaas