REX (architecture firm)
REX is an architecture and design firm based in New York City, whose name signifies a re-appraisal (RE) of architecture (X). Seminal 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. REX'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. Ongoing projects include the Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, a ; the Mercedes-Benz Future Lab in Stuttgart, Germany; 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.