2024-05-09T20:06:00-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/140953853/a-dance-for-architecture-a-conversation-with-steven-holl Julia Ingalls 2015-11-20T13:31:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0o/0of5o7dqyrefle88.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As a 34-year old architect, Steven Holl was appointed to a full-time teaching position at Columbia University with barely any completed works to his name, based on the strengths of his publication <em>Pamphlet Architecture</em>, previous teaching stints at Syracuse University&nbsp;and the University of Pennsylvania, and his competition entries. But rather than settling into academia, Holl continued to hone his conceptual formulations to create real buildings that incorporate a signature use of color, a notion of &lsquo;poetry&rsquo; within physical places, and a constant refinement of his foundational architectural convictions.</p>