Matthias Hollwich

Architect

Founding Principal at HWKN Architecture

Matthias Hollwich is the founding principal of HWKN Architecture, a New York-based architectural collective he established in 2008. Born and raised in Germany, he studied architecture before relocating to New York, and has been named among Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Architects and Business Insider's list of top business visionaries. He authored UmBauhaus – Updating Modernism (2006) and New Aging: Live Smarter Now to Live Better Forever, and speaks at conferences including TED and PICNIC on architecture, aging, and innovation. He also founded the design publisher Architizer.