Steven Holl
One of America’s most renowned contemporary architects, he excels at crafting poetic spaces where light penetrates the lines and structures of a building, giving rise to fantastical, imaginative environments. His three projects in China—Beijing Contemporary World City (MOMA), Shenzhen Vanke Center, and Nanjing Art Architecture Museum—have become classics of contemporary Chinese architectural design. Notable works include: St. Ignatius Church at the University of Washington in Seattle, the Bellevue Arts Museum in Seattle, the Brock Building, and the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, Finland. His primary design philosophy is to create a space that seamlessly integrates landscape with architecture, rather than…
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