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title: "2 Houses Quotes By Steven Holl"
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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 nothing wrong with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/some-architects-such-as-john-lautner-never-really-did-anything-other/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/steven-holl-32390_anything_some-architects-such-as-john-lautner-nev_388957.png)

> [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 of architecture - the spatial energy of the place, the construction, the materials, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/frank-lloyd-wright-made-houses-right-up-until-the-end-i-think-that-s/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/steven-holl-32390_architecture_frank-lloyd-wright-made-houses-right-up_2622441.png)

## Other authors on Houses

## More by Steven Holl

> [Some architects, such as John Lautner, never really did anything other than houses. His entire portfolio is basically residential. There's nothing wrong with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/some-architects-such-as-john-lautner-never-really-did-anything-other/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [Anyone who has become entranced by the sound of water drops in the darkness of a ruin can attest to the extraordinary capacity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/anyone-who-has-become-entranced-by-the-sound-of-water-drops-in-the/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/i-m-sorry-to-say-but-85-of-so-called-green-firms-make-some-of-the/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [Princeton University's campus environment presents unique challenges and opportunities for architecture to act as a social condenser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/princeton-university-s-campus-environment-presents-unique-challenges/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [I think architecture, to be really intense and fulfilling, doesn't have to be large.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/i-think-architecture-to-be-really-intense-and-fulfilling-doesn-t-have/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [Architecture is bound to situation. And I feel like the site is a metaphysical link, a poetic link, to what a building can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/architecture-is-bound-to-situation-and-i-feel-like-the-site-is-a/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [I grew up in a wood cabin on Puget Sound in Manchester, Wash. My family taught me to appreciate the arts and the outdoors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/i-grew-up-in-a-wood-cabin-on-puget-sound-in-manchester-wash-my-family/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [My studio cube is an experiment in solar heating and design. The south wall is covered with glass planks that collect and distribute heat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/my-studio-cube-is-an-experiment-in-solar-heating-and-design-the-south/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [I paint daily with watercolors on 5-by-7-inch pads that are small enough for me to take them everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/i-paint-daily-with-watercolors-on-5-by-7-inch-pads-that-are-small/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [I never look at the newspaper in the morning. That's the worst thing you can do with your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/i-never-look-at-the-newspaper-in-the-morning-that-s-the-worst-thing/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/i-choose-work-that-is-hard-to-pull-off-and-it-s-scary-how-things-can/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [You can say I'm not the easiest architect in the world, because I'm always trying to push the limits,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/you-can-say-i-m-not-the-easiest-architect-in-the-world-because-i-m/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [For me, the excitement in architecture revolves around the idea and the phenomenon of the experience of that idea. Residences offer almost immediate gratification.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/for-me-the-excitement-in-architecture-revolves-around-the-idea-and/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/frank-lloyd-wright-made-houses-right-up-until-the-end-i-think-that-s/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

> [The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-holl/the-whole-notion-of-an-embassy-is-like-the-other-that-s-what-makes/)

[Steven Holl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-holl/)

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