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Koolhaas discusses future of cities
11-22-2006 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)When a PowerPoint presentation by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas failed to work for his scheduled lecture, staff of the Department of Architecture quickly switched gears on Koolhaas' behalf and transformed the event into a "conversation" with faculty and students.
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