(That's funny:) It's a matter of degrees, I suppose; there is a fine subjective line. Rem's work -- you did note the reference to OMA? -- always had a substantial intellectual and political foundation, imo. But far more importantly, I found him to be a relatively original "dreamer". It is now 2011 and the issues at near to mid view are fairly clear. >Have you read Delirious New York? I think I once made an object from it, for a conceptual assignment :P (Rem sat in a couple of my crits. Tschumi was the dean.) aside: I thank you for your post (seriously). This little exchange has motivated me to visit the storage and scan my student work and get back into the game. Having interacted with "the cream of the crop" up close was a critical input into my decision not to pursue the matter professionally. But it was so much fun & I must not deny myself any longer.