Ole Scheeren

Ole Scheeren (b. 1971, Karlsruhe) is a German architect and partner along with Rem Koolhaas at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).

Scheeren is director of OMA Rotterdam and OMA Beijing and in charge of the office's work across Asia. As partner-in-charge of OMA’s largest project to date, he is leading the design and construction of the China Central Television Station CCTV and the Television Cultural Center (TVCC) in Beijing. Ole Scheeren's current projects include Mahanakhon, a 300-meter mixed-use tower in the city of Bangkok, The Scotts Tower, featuring high-end apartments in Singapore; Gillman Heights, a 1000-unit large-scale residential complex in Singapore; as well as a media center in Shanghai, and the Taipei Performing Arts Centre in Taiwan. Since 1999 he has directed OMA’s work for Prada and completed the Prada Epicenters in New York City(2001) and Los Angeles(2004). He has led numerous other projects, including the Beijing Books Building, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Leeum Cultural Center in Seoul, and a masterplan for Penang Island, Malaysia.In 2006, he designed 2 exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Beijing featuring the CCTV project.

Ole Scheeren joined Rem Koolhaas and OMA in 1995 and became partner in 2002. Previously he worked for architecture firms in Germany; collaborated with 2x4, a graphic design firm in New York; and was engaged in a range of projects through his own studio in the United Kingdom. He has been involved in various art projects and exhibitions, such as Cities on the Move in London and Bangkok, Media City Seoul and the Rotterdam Film Festival. Scheeren's work is featured in the collections of major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York. He writes and lectures on a regular basis. Educated at the universities of Lausanne and Karlsruhe, Ole Scheeren graduated from the Architectural Association in London and received the RIBA Silver Medal.