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12 quotes by Steven Holl

Steven Holl (born December 9, 1947) is an American architect and watercolorist, best known for his designs for the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the 2007 Bloch Building addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, and the 2009 Linked Hybrid mixed-use complex in Beijing, China.
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For me, the excitement in architecture revolves around the idea and the phenomenon of the experience of that idea. Residences offer almost immediate... →

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You can say I'm not the easiest architect in the world, because I'm always trying to push the limits.

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I paint daily with watercolors on 5-by-7-inch pads that are small enough for me to take them everywhere.

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I choose work that is hard to pull off. And it's scary how things can go wrong. But if there's no risk involved, it's not challenging. A... →

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Frank Lloyd Wright made houses right up until the end. I think that's important because it gives you a direct connection to all the basic aspects... →

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I grew up in a wood cabin on Puget Sound in Manchester, Wash. My family taught me to appreciate the arts and the outdoors, and I still yearn for the... →

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My studio cube is an experiment in solar heating and design. The south wall is covered with glass planks that collect and distribute heat naturally... →

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I think architecture, to be really intense and fulfilling, doesn't have to be large.

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I'm sorry to say, but 85% of so-called 'green' firms make some of the ugliest buildings that were ever made. So for God's sake, I... →

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Princeton University's campus environment presents unique challenges and opportunities for architecture to act as a social condenser.

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The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.

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Some architects, such as John Lautner, never really did anything other than houses. His entire portfolio is basically residential. There's... →

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