page_title: Reinier de Graaf (architect)
section_title: AMO
hierarchical_section_title: Reinier de Graaf (architect) / Work / AMO
caption_attribution_description: English: The Koolhaas flag, consisting of the colors of the flags of the then 15 member-states of the European Union set side-by-side in a "bar-code" type manner. Offered as a conceptual alternative to the European union flag, but never actually proposed to replace the current 12 stars on blue. Español: La bandera de Koolhaas, consiste en los colores de las banderas de los estados que entonces eran miembros de la Union Europea, lado a lado como si fuera un código de barras. Fue ofrecida como una alternativa conceptual a la bandera de la Unión Europea, pero nunca fue realmente propuesta para reemplazar a la bandera actual.
context_page_description: Reinier de Graaf is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and writer. He is a Partner of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, founded by Rem Koolhaas, and author of the book Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession.
context_section_description: Since 2002, De Graaf has directed the work of AMO, OMA’s think tank. AMO’s clients include Prada, Universal Studios, Condé Nast, Schiphol Airport, the Hermitage Museum, Harvard University and the European Union, for which in 2004 AMO conceived a new graphic identity, including a proposal for a new European flag. De Graaf is also responsible for AMO’s involvement in sustainability and energy planning, with projects such as Zeekracht: a strategic Masterplan for the North Sea; the 2010 publication Roadmap 2050: A Practical Guide to a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Europe for the European Climate Foundation; and The Energy Report, a global plan for 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, made with the WWF.
caption: The Image of Europe, AMO's proposal for the European Flag
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