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 good idea will survive any process. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
For me, the excitement in architecture revolves around the idea and the phenomenon of the experience of that idea. Residences offer almost immediate gratification. You can shape space, light, and materials to a degree that you sometimes can't in larger… — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
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. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
Anyone who has become entranced by the sound of water drops in the darkness of a ruin can attest to the extraordinary capacity of… — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
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,… — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
Princeton University's campus environment presents unique challenges and opportunities for architecture to act as a social condenser. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
I think architecture, to be really intense and fulfilling, doesn't have to be large. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
Architecture is bound to situation. And I feel like the site is a metaphysical link, a poetic link, to what a building can be. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
I grew up in a wood cabin on Puget Sound in Manchester, Wash. My family taught me to appreciate the arts and the outdoors,… — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
My studio cube is an experiment in solar heating and design. The south wall is covered with glass planks that collect and distribute heat… — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
I paint daily with watercolors on 5-by-7-inch pads that are small enough for me to take them everywhere. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
I never look at the newspaper in the morning. That's the worst thing you can do with your brain. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
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… — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
You can say I'm not the easiest architect in the world, because I'm always trying to push the limits, — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
