Steven Holl, 1986-2003

by Steven Holl

A collection of El Croquis's previous publications on Holl includes over 550 pages with new essays by Kenneth Frampton, Alberto Perez Gomez, and Jeffrey Kipnis.

Genres: Architecture

550 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2003

About the author

Steven Holl (born December 9, 1947) is an American architect and watercolorist, perhaps best known for the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the celebrated 2007 Bloch Building addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri,[1] and the praised 2009 Linked Hybrid mixed-use complex in Beijing, China.

Holl graduated from the University of Washington and pursued architecture studies in Rome in 1970. In 1976, he attended graduate school at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and established his offices New York City. Holl has taught at Columbia University since 1981.

Holl's architecture has undergone a shift in emphasis, from his earlier concern with typology to his current concern with a phenomenological approach; that is, with a concern for man's existentialist, bodily engagement with his surroundings. The shift came about partly due to his interest in the writings of philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty and architect-theorist Juhani Pallasmaa.

Reviews

[emilieee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good foundation book that explores Steven Holl's oeuvre and numerous, complex concepts and ideas. This tome contains many nice detailed drawings - conceptual watercolour sketches and plan sections, elevations. We are given a perspective of the personality, Steven Holl through several insightful interviews. His vision and use of light is so masterly and inspiring.

[Vanlilith]

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