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| Steven Holl Architects PC (SHA) | |
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| Practice information | |
| Firm type | Private architecture and urban design studio |
| Partners | Noah Yaffe Roberto Bannura Olaf Schmidt |
| Founders | Steven Holl |
| Principals | Dimitra Tsachrelia |
| Founded | 1977 |
| No. of employees | Approximately 30 |
| Location | New York City, US Hudson Valley (Rhinebeck), US Beijing, China |
| Website | |
| https://www.stevenholl.com/ | |
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Steven Holl Architects (SHA) is a private architecture and urban design studio founded in 1977 by Steven Holl.[1]. The practice operates from offices in New York City, Beijing, and the Hudson Valley, with a team of roughly 30 designers. Steven leads the office together with principal Dimitra Tsachrelia and partners Noah Yaffe, Roberto Bannura, and Olaf Schmidt[1]
Philosophy and Design Process
[edit | edit source]Each project begins with Holl’s watercolor sketches exploring light, volume, and spatial character, which evolve through physical models and iterative critiques.[2]. The firm’s design philosophy is shaped collectively: Dimitra Tsachrelia leads the Hudson Valley and New York offices and contributes across academic, cultural, residential, and exhibition projects; Roberto Bannura directs the Beijing office and brings international experience across large-scale cultural and urban works; Noah Yaffe leads academic and cultural commissions as well as complex residential and mixed-use projects; Olaf Schmidt provides technical leadership in the delivery of cultural, civic, and private-sector buildings[1].
Notable projects
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SHA’s work includes numerous award-winning cultural and civic projects. Early milestones such as the Chapel of St. Ignatius received both a national AIA Award and the AIA Twenty-Five Year Award[3]. Kiasma in Helsinki[4], the Bloch Building in Kansas City[5][6], Linked Hybrid in Beijing[7][8], The REACH at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Kinder Building in Houston[9] are among the firm’s internationally recognized projects.
Recognition
[edit | edit source]In 2019, SHA received the AIA New York President’s Award[10], honoring the firm’s collective achievement in producing concept-driven, contextually sensitive design. In 2023, partner Roberto Bannura was awarded the Claude Françoise Brunet de Baines Medal[11]
Archive
[edit | edit source]The Steven Myron Holl Foundation maintains an extensive archive in Rhinebeck, including more than 1,200 models, 4,400 books, 20,000 watercolors, and a wide range of drawings, materials, and correspondence documenting the full design process. Dimitra Tsachrelia serves on the board of the Steven Myron Holl Foundation.[12][13]
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