Steven Holl is an internationally renowned American architect known for his experimental and conceptual approach to architecture. He is the founder of Steven Holl Architects, with offices in New York and Beijing, and has completed iconic projects around the world, including the Kiasma Museum in Helsinki, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in the United States, and the Tsinghua University campus in China. His work is distinguished by the integration of light, material, and space, as well as a strong focus on sustainability and context. He is also a professor at Columbia University and the author of several essays on architecture.