Steven Holl (born December 9, 1947, Bremerton, Washington) is an American architect. 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 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. The shift came about partly due to his interest in the writings of philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty and architect-theorist Juhani Pallasmaa.

SIMMONS HALL, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

The "sponge" concept transforms the building via a series of programmatic and bio-technical functions. Steven Holl's design this for Simmons Hall of MIT, and he won Harleston Parker Medal on 2003, ACEC Engineering Excellence Honor Award, USA, 2004.

LINKED HYBRID
Beijing, China, 2003-2009

One of the ten coolest eco-friendly buildings in the world; One of the largest geothermal projects on earth.The 220,000 square meter pedestrian-oriented Linked Hybrid complex, sited adjacent to the site of old city wall of Beijing, aims to counter the current privatized urban developments in China by creating a new twenty-first century porous urban space, inviting and open to the public from every side.

Award: Popular Science Engineering Award for Largest Geothermal Housing Complex, USA, 2006
            AIA NEW YORK CHAPTER SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AWARD, USA, 2008
            CTBUH 2009 BEST TALL BUILDING IN ASIA AND AUSTRALIA, USA, 2009

Beside design the buildings, Steven Holl also design some furnitures....

RIDDLED TABLE 2007

HINGELESS FRONT CABINET 2007

QUARTODILUNA 2008