Matthias Hollwich (born May 1, 1971 in

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) is principal and founder of New York architecture firm HWKN Architecture (HWKN), a published author, and co-founder of Architizer.com. His work has been published in publications such as

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, the

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, Mark, Bauwelt, Dwell and Architectural Digest.

Early work

Matthias Hollwich worked for a number of internationally acclaimed architectural firms and urban design studios including Rem Koolhaas’

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( OMA) in

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and

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, Eisenman Architects and Diller+Scofidio in New York City. His work at OMA includes the design of the

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at the

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in Chicago, the Dutch Embassy in Berlin, and Casa da Musica in

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HWKN Architecture (HWKN)

Matthias Hollwich is the founder of HWKN, a NY-based collective of architects, sculptors, social strategists and innovators dedicated to use architecture to shape a better world. Matthias was born and raised in Germany where he studied architecture and brings a dual perspective to all the firm’s designs, combining German precision with American aspiration. In 2012 HWKN won

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's Young Architects Program (YAP) with their project Wendy. Following the success of Wendy, HWKN received multiple commissions including the Fire Island Pines Pavilion (2013), the

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’s LEED Gold Pennovation Center (2016), Journal Squared (2017), and the speculative innovation campu
25 Kent
(2018). In 2017, the firm was included in Fast Company's ranking of the World's Most Innovative companies.

Architizer

During the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Matthias co-created Architizer, a digital platform to help architects promote their work. Architizer rapidly grew to become the largest platform for architecture online. To increase visibility of global architecture, Matthias co-developed the Architizer A+ Awards in 2013. The awards program has grown to become the largest globally recognized architecture distinction.

New Aging

Matthias Hollwich is a recognized thought leader on the topic of Aging regularly speaking at events such as

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, SXSW and for the

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. In 2008 he completed a master plan for Geropolis, a vision for every future city inspired by the aging population in 2020 with the Bauhaus Foundation. In 2010, Matthias organized a conference on aging at the

titled New Aging: Visiting the Future while he was a visiting professor at the

. In 2015, Matthias signed a publishing agreement with

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Bauhaus

As a member of the

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Dessau Werkstatt between 2002 and 2006, Matthias worked on multiple projects including design proposals for the new Master’s house in Dessau, Shrinking Cities research, and Geropolis. In 2004, Matthias finished editing his first book with Rainer Weisbach at the Bauhaus titled ‘UmBauhaus – Updating Modernism’.

References

External links

*http://hwkn.com/ *http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenn-kennedy/matthias-hollwich-boom-lgbt-retirement_b_1119541.html *http://www.design.upenn.edu/architecture/graduate/people/matthias-hollwich *http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318304/new-aging-by-matthias-hollwich-with-bruce-mau-design/9780143128106/ *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuNLPdeMF8E {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollwich, Matthias Living people 21st-century German architects 1971 births