Koolhaas’ Cool New House

Rem Koolhaas’s new building for the the Illinois Institute of Technology is a winner, writes Herbert Muschamp. The “$48.2 million project is a bazaar of a building, a souk of sensations that stands in vibrant contrast to the immaculately modern desert around it. Situated on the main campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, this is the Dutch architect’s first completed building in the United States. If you want to know what all the fuss over Mr. Koolhaas has been about, this student center is an exemplary place to start. It’s Koolhaas à go-go, a masterwork for the young and curious.”