Intellectual and PHENOMENAL intensity of his work and tectonic properties of his buildings hold a

distinguished identity for Architect Steven Holl . His use of materials , colours and textures and my
emphasis on PHENOMENOL depicts his adaptation of the theory of PHENOMENOLOGY , are the
various considerations through which Holls Architecture can be Distinguished.
Steven Holl got his undergraduate degree from University of Washington and also attended
graduate school at the AA school of Architecture and currently runs Steven Holl Architects a 40person office in New York. He Also Teaches in the Columbia University.
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 . The Architects emphasis on site, typology, local and cultural values, basically
understanding the physical as well as social context of a region leads him to his approach of Critical
Regionalism. In the critical regionalist goal of reinterpreting the context, Holl avoids merely formal or
visual replication and strives to find the value of architecture in culture and history of the site , and
thus takes up the responsibility to challenge the complex morphology of the site and still blend with
its apparent attributes.
The significance of the philosophical interplay of his thinking and making of architecture defines his
perspective of architecture , the exploration of his architectural positions constructs two main
aspects , firstly , translation of philosophical concepts into the realm of architecture , based on the
phenomenological philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Secondly ,Intertwining of idea and
phenomena, that is the phenomenological actualization in his architectural design.
THINKING OF ARCHITECTURE
The process of Thinking and Making of can be referred to as separate complementary entities of
architecture. Thinking involves the process call Architectural Design while articulation of form ,
spaces and other details tail it.
Holl considers every architectural endeavour to be a mysterious and unpredictable journey . The
Simmons Hall and Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum quite evidently portray the specifics of his
thinking information and disorder , confusion of purpose , program ambiguity , infinity of material
and forms. Experience and Experiment emphasize on the approach Holl takes to justify his design. In
simpler words any project will depict its nature of Experience which can be achieved by
experimenting ones own experiences of the nature of the project.
MAKING OF ARCHITECTURE
After defining the idea and conceptualization , the next approach is to move from the intangible
level of thinking architecture to tangible level of making architecture. The interconnection of the
Idea and phenomenon takes place by the articulation of form , spaces and other details.
Holl States this as the realization of the conceptual form of his design and this happens by means of
light , colour , spaces at the same time embodying the character of the site physically and socially .

The Architect denotes three main forces of his Architecture Idea-Force , Phenomenal Properties
and Site-Force , the site provides the architect with a system of references which the architect reinterprets and brings in the Idea Force intertwined with the phenomenon and experience to come to
a solution.

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