Founder of SHA Architects
Steven Holl is a renowned American architect and watercolorist based in New York, celebrated for his poetic and concept-driven designs. His notable works include the Rubenstein Commons at the Institute for Advanced Study (2022), the Museum of Fine Arts Houston expansion (2020), the REACH at the Kennedy Center (2019), Hunters Point Library (2019), and international projects like the Linked Hybrid in Beijing (2009). Holl has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Alvar Aalto Medal (1998), the AIA Gold Medal (2012), the Praemium Imperiale (2014), and the French Grande Médaille d’Or (2001). He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and an Honorary Fellow of RIBA. His firm, Steven Holl Architects, has earned multiple AIA awards for projects that blend innovation with spatial and experiential richness.
