Holl, Steven creator text nyu 2019 1st edition. monographic eng

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175 p. ill. ;col. ;photo. ;plans. ;maps. ; 23 cm. Steven Holl celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of his landmark book 'Anchoring with Compression', a collection of thirty-five major projects from the past decade. Holl applies concepts from neuroscience, literature, social science, and philosophy to develop the idea of compression: the condensation of material and social forces to create meaningful and sustainable architecture. A diverse roster of international works includes an expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston ; academic facilities for Columbia University, Princeton University, and the Glasgow School of Art; urban plans; a harbor gateway for Copenhagen; and an extension of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. All demonstrate Holl's poetic attention to light, space, and water; a subtle and tactile employment of material and color; and an awareness of architecture's potential to connect people through inspiring public spaces. Forward -- Compression -- Thinking -- Architecture: Activating the Brain -- Environment/Body/Brain/Mind -- Stochastic/Analogical Thinking -- Light: Exciting Neural Networks -- Lake of the Mind: Water and Light -- Psychological Space -- Negative Capability -- Architectonics of Music -- Social Condensers -- Making -- Non-Conclusion -- Sanford Kwinter: the Analogical Relation -- Project Credits -- Image Credits/Acknowledgements -- Steven Holl. Holl, Steven Themes, motives Steven Holl Architects. Regionalism in architecture Themes, motives Steven Holl NA737 H56 2019 720.92 9781616898519 1616898518 pucpr 190208 20220531152502.0 eng