REX (architecture firm)
Introduction '''REX''' (previously known as '''OMA New York''') is an architecture and design firm based in New York City. The firm's name is intended to symbolize reappraisal ("RE") of architecture ("X"). Its projects 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, 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 Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WAREX's 30 designers are led by Joshua Prince-Ramus, who was founding partner of OMA New York—the American affiliate of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Rem Koolhaas—until he rebranded that firm as REX in 2006.While REX was still known as OMA New York, Prince-Ramus was Partner in Charge of the Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas and the Seattle Central Library, hailed as ''Time'''s 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." 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.
Projects AT&T Performing Arts Center's Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, Dallas, TXOngoing projects include the Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, an  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  public showcase for the brand's impact on mobility and a factory for debating the future; a  private residence on Long Island; 2050 M Street, a new office building in Washington, DC, and a performing arts center at Brown University.Completed projects include the re-cladding and interior renovation of Five Manhattan West, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, and the Seattle Central Library. *Lindemann Performing Arts Center (commenced 2019), Brown University, Providence, Rhode IslandBrown University's Lindemann Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI*Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, (commenced 2015), New York, New York*2050 M Street (2019 completion), Washington, DC*Necklace Residence (2018 completion), New York, New York*Five Manhattan West, New York City, NYFive Manhattan West (2016 completion), New York, New York*Mercedes-Benz Future Lab & Campus Extension (invited competition 2012), Stuttgart, Germany*Vakko Fashion Center and Power Media Center (2010), Istanbul, Turkey*Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre (2009), AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, Texas*Vestbane (2007), Oslo, Norway*Annenberg Center for Information Science and Technology II at the California Institute of Technology (2006), Pasadena, California*Museum Plaza (2005), Louisville, Kentucky*Seattle Central Library (2004), Seattle, Washington*Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum and Guggenheim Las Vegas Museum (2001), Las Vegas, Nevada
Awards * 2016 ''Architect,'' Progressive Architecture Award (Yongsan International Business District "Project R6") * 2015 ''AIANY,'' Honor Award in Architecture Category (Vakko Fashion Center and Power Media Center) * 2014 ''Architizer,'' A+ Award in Architecture + Technology (Equator Tower) * 2014 ''AZ'', Best Unbuilt Competition Entry, Jury Award and People's Choice (Media Headquarters Buildings) * 2014 ''Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Center for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies'', American Architecture Award (Yongsan International Business District "Project R6") * 2013 ''Architizer,'' A+ Awards for Low Rise Office Building (Vakko Fashion Center and Power Media Center) * 2012 ''U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology,'' National Honor Award (Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre) * 2012 ''AZ,'' Best Unbuilt Competition Scheme, People's Choice (CLC & MSFL Towers) * 2011 ''ICON magazine'', Award for the World's Coolest Office (Vakko Fashion Center and Power Media Center) * 2011 ''AIA'', National Honor Award (Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre) * 2010 ''American Council of Engineering Companies,'' Engineering Excellence Grand Award (Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre) * 2010 ''ArchDaily'', Office Building of the Year (Vakko Fashion Center and Power Media Center) * 2010 ''TEXO,'' Distinguished Building Award (Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre) * 2010 ''Architype Review,'' Performing Arts Center: Most Notable North American Project (Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre) * 2010 ''American Council of Engineering Companies'', National Gold Award (Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre) * 2009 ''ArchDaily,'' U.S.A Building of the Year (Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre) * 2005 ''Wired magazine,'' Rave Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''Travel + Leisure magazine,'' Design Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''GQ magazine,'' 25 Buildings Every Man Should Know (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''Condé Nast Traveler magazine'', Design Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''SPACE magazine, ''Design Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''ASCE'', Honor Award for Excellence in Engineering (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''AIA/ALA,'' Library Building Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''ACEC of Washington'', Gold Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''ACEC of Washington'', Platinum Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2005 ''AIA,'' National Honor Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2004 ''LEED'', Silver Certification (Seattle Central Library) * 2004 ''TIME magazine,'' Building of the Year (Seattle Central Library) * 2004 ''Los Angeles Times,'' Best Reviewed Buildings (Seattle Central Library) * 2004 ''The New York Times,'' Most Exciting Building Ever Reviewed (Seattle Central Library) * 2003 ''Canadian Institute of Steel Construction,'' Krentz Award (Seattle Central Library) * 2001 ''Seattle Design Commission,'' Design Excellence Award (Seattle Central Library)
Videos * '' Joshua Prince-Ramus at TEDxSMU,'' 2009, 18 minutes, 58 seconds, color. * '' Joshua Prince-Ramus: Building a Theater that Remakes Itself'', 2009, 18 minutes, 42 seconds, color. * '' Joshua Prince-Ramus: Behind the Design of Seattle's Library,'' 2006, 19 minutes, 58 seconds, color.
References
External links * Official website