{"id":41652,"date":"2018-04-19T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T13:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=41652"},"modified":"2021-04-14T10:56:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T14:56:34","slug":"translucent-glass-steven-holl-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/translucent-glass-steven-holl-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting With Light: The Ethereal Glass Fa\u00e7ades of Steven Holl Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>When asked what his favorite material is, Steven Holl responds simply, \u201clight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In their 40-plus years of practice, his firm, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, has gained a reputation as the masters of this immaterial material, devoting themselves to capturing its ephemeral qualities in their architecture with translucent glass fa\u00e7ades that shift subtly throughout the day and illuminate their surroundings in the night. That is why each of their projects begins, not as a digital model or diagram, but as a watercolor in Holl&#8217;s signature, five-by-seven-inch sketchbook.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45631\" style=\"width: 725px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45631\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45631 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHA_02_WC_Maggies-1-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHA_02_WC_Maggies-1-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHA_02_WC_Maggies-1-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHA_02_WC_Maggies-1-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHA_02_WC_Maggies-1.jpg 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Watercolor painting of Maggie\u2019s Centre Barts by Steven Holl; photo via Archdaily.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The secret to bringing his paintings to reality is twofold. First, the clarity of the glass is obscured with a textured finish, created by scarifying its surface with abrasives or acids. Second, the fa\u00e7ades are insulated with semi-transparent fibers or plastic tubes, known as capillary slabs, which absorb light and disperse it more evenly through the glazing. This allows Holl to produce poetic works of architecture that appears to be built of light. As you begin detailing curtain walls for your next project, be inspired by these ethereal glass fa\u00e7ades.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41703\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41703\" class=\"size-large wp-image-41703 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA4280_WH-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, IAC VCU by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA4280_WH-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA4280_WH-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA4280_WH-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA4280_WH.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Iwan Baan; via Steven Holl Architects.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-41702 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA-4424_WH-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, IAC VCU by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA-4424_WH-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA-4424_WH-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA-4424_WH-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_ICA_VCU17-12SHA-4424_WH.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevenholl.com\/projects\/vcu-institute-for-contemporary-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Contemporary Art, VCU<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, Richmond, Va., United States<\/p>\n<p>Translucent glass by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/okalux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Okalux<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steven Holl Architects&#8217; latest building is the Institute for Contemporary Art on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. Slated to open at the end of April, this project will host a fluid program of temporary exhibitions, performances, film screenings, lectures and public events. Like its ambitious program, the architecture of the Institute is in a state of constant flux.<\/p>\n<p>On bright days, the building appears like a collection of metal sculptures with their titanium zinc cladding shimmering in the sunlight. On overcast days, the building becomes monolithic, its cladding suddenly indistinguishable from the acid etched glazing of its curtain walls. At night, these translucent walls are illuminated from within, transforming the building into a beacon of light visible from both the campus and the city.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41696 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/53c67c09671042f2859e6a170ab56b19.f5fb7444.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Nelson-Atkin Museum by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/53c67c09671042f2859e6a170ab56b19.f5fb7444.jpg 780w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/53c67c09671042f2859e6a170ab56b19.f5fb7444-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/53c67c09671042f2859e6a170ab56b19.f5fb7444-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/53c67c09671042f2859e6a170ab56b19.f5fb7444-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41697 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006831NAMA_-0032-W-PROJE.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Nelson-Atkin Museum by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006831NAMA_-0032-W-PROJE.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006831NAMA_-0032-W-PROJE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006831NAMA_-0032-W-PROJE-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/nelson-atkins-museum-of-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, Kansas City, Kans., United States<\/p>\n<p>Translucent glass by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/bendheim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bendheim<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/okalux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Okalux<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art required the addition of 165,000 square feet of gallery space without overshadowing the original, neoclassical museum. To achieve this, the architects designed a long building, notched into the hillside, with five delicate glass structures that reach out into the landscape. As they explain, \u201cthe idea of complementary contrast, the Stone and the Feather, drove our design for the addition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These new fa\u00e7ades, although minimalistic, are actually a complex assembly comprising an outer layer of sandblasted channel glass lined with capillary insulation, an inner layer of frosted safety glass, also lined with capillary insulation, and a pressurized air cavity separating the two. The cavity is illuminated internally by florescent tubes, giving the galleries their white glow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41682\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41682\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-41682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-7-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Museum of Ocean and Surf by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-7-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-7-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-7-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-7.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Iwan Baan; via Steven Holl Architects.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-41681 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Biarritz_BiarritzSHA10-127397_WH-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Museum of Ocean and Surf by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Biarritz_BiarritzSHA10-127397_WH-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Biarritz_BiarritzSHA10-127397_WH-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Biarritz_BiarritzSHA10-127397_WH-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Biarritz_BiarritzSHA10-127397_WH.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/cite-de-locean-et-du-surf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cit\u00e9 de l&#8217;Oc\u00e9an et du Surf<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, Biarritz, France<\/p>\n<p>Translucent glass by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/okalux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Okalux<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cit\u00e9 de l&#8217;Oc\u00e9an et du Surf, or the Museum of Ocean and Surf, is an institute dedicated to \u201craising awareness of oceanic issues\u201d and examining the ocean\u2019s influence \u201cupon leisure, science and ecology.\u201d The architecture, taking its cues from the nearby beachfront, is structured as an artificial landscape of natural stone and acid etched glazing.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors approach the museum across a cobblestoned plaza whose edges rise up like waves to create voluminous exhibition spaces below. These waves of stone seem to crash around two \u201cglass boulders\u201d at the center of the plaza which contain a public caf\u00e9 and surfer\u2019s kiosk. At night, their translucent fa\u00e7ades are backlit, giving them an apparent solidity. During the day, capillary insulation in the glazing diffuses light deep into the subterranean galleries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41706\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41706\" class=\"size-large wp-image-41706 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Visual-Arts-Building_Steven-Holl-Architects-c-Iwan-Baan-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Visual Arts Building by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Visual-Arts-Building_Steven-Holl-Architects-c-Iwan-Baan-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Visual-Arts-Building_Steven-Holl-Architects-c-Iwan-Baan-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Visual-Arts-Building_Steven-Holl-Architects-c-Iwan-Baan-min-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Iwan Baan; via Steven Holl Architects.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-41707 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_christian_pohl_visualartsbuilding_individualfassade_lochblech_edelstahl_foto_iwanbaan_4_bear-web_d1dee22c9b-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Visual Arts Building by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_christian_pohl_visualartsbuilding_individualfassade_lochblech_edelstahl_foto_iwanbaan_4_bear-web_d1dee22c9b-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_christian_pohl_visualartsbuilding_individualfassade_lochblech_edelstahl_foto_iwanbaan_4_bear-web_d1dee22c9b-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_christian_pohl_visualartsbuilding_individualfassade_lochblech_edelstahl_foto_iwanbaan_4_bear-web_d1dee22c9b-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_christian_pohl_visualartsbuilding_individualfassade_lochblech_edelstahl_foto_iwanbaan_4_bear-web_d1dee22c9b.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/visual-arts-building-university-of-iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, Iowa City, Iowa, United States<\/p>\n<p>Translucent fa\u00e7ades by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/bendheim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bendheim<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/okalux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Okalux<\/a> <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/wacotech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wacotech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new home of the University of Iowa&#8217;s School of Art brings together students of all art forms \u2014 \u201cfrom ancient metalsmithing techniques to the most advanced virtual reality technologies\u201d \u2014 together in one multidisciplinary facility. The building, modeled after the cubist paintings of Pablo Picasso, has been carved into a series of blocks and voids, creating studio spaces with optimal light conditions for each discipline.<\/p>\n<p>The outward fa\u00e7ades are clad in zinc panels and feature windows of both clear and translucent glass, depending on the type of artwork being created within. The inner fa\u00e7ades are finished in planks of roughcast channel glass, infilled with light-diffusing glass fiber insulation. A screen of perforated stainless steel wraps around the exterior, modulating the intake of natural light while further complicating the play of transparencies and opacities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41688\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41688\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-41688 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Maggies_SHA_5891-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Maggie's Centre Barts by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Iwan Baan; via Steven Holl Architects.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-41684 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Maggies_SHA_5850-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Maggie's Centre Barts by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Maggies_SHA_5850-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Maggies_SHA_5850-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Maggies_SHA_5850-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IwanBaan_Maggies_SHA_5850.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-41699 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_steven_holl_maggies_centre_full-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"translucent glass, Maggie's Centre Barts by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_steven_holl_maggies_centre_full-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_steven_holl_maggies_centre_full-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_steven_holl_maggies_centre_full-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11_steven_holl_maggies_centre_full.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/maggies-centre-barts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maggie\u2019s Centre Barts<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>Translucent glass by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/okalux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Okalux<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maggie\u2019s Centre Barts, located on the grounds of St. Bartholomew\u2019s Hospital in London, is the latest in a global network of starchitect-designed facilities providing free emotional support to cancer patients. Inspired by its historic surroundings, the\u00a0fa\u00e7ade is organized like a medieval musical score with horizontal bands of white glass punctuated by rhythmic patches of color. As the architects describe, these \u201ccolored lenses together with the translucent glass&#8230; present a new, joyful, glowing presence on the corner of the great square.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To produce this effect, Steven Holl collaborated with Okalux to develop a new type of glazing, known as polychrome insulating glass. Each panel consists of layers of colored film, laminated between two sheets of capillary insulation which, in turn, are sandwiched between panes of acid etched glass. Like the stained glass windows of a gothic cathedral, these colorful panels dissolve light into a soft glow, creating a welcoming atmosphere for patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-button c-button--default customize-unpreviewable\" style=\"font-family: AvenirNextLTPro,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=glazing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Glass Manufacturers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When asked what his favorite material is, Steven Holl responds simply, 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