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Steven Myron Holl’s work is one of the rare examples of architecture that bears the thumbprint of its architect. More so than many forms of art, architecture is distanced from its author, distorted by an industrial, regulatory, and organizational framework. Steven Holl’s work breaks down that distance and preserves the aura of the initial design.

Nestled in the woodlands near Rhinebeck, New York, Steven Holl’s library and archive is clad in reflective aluminum sheeting that appears to dance in the light.