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In the Middle East, HWKN is exploring these concepts in bold, innovative ways. The region’s rapid urban development and cultural heritage of impermanence make it an ideal testing ground for such futuristic ideas. “No other place is pushing the boundaries of urban living more than cities in the Middle East,” says Hollwich.

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We are thrilled to celebrate the completion of our latest project, interior public amenities for a mixed-use development in Dublin, Ireland. In this project, columns become central elements of identity and placemaking within the space. Each zone within the building features uniquely designed columns that enhance its functionality and aesthetic appeal.

Die Macherei wins: 2024 Architecture & Interiors Awards. “What it's bringing to the urban environment … I was kind of like, wow, they’re getting away with this, and that’s pretty impressive. And the brick exterior skin, personally I loved it.” – Juror John Frane

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We're happy to share that our interview with Disrupt Magazine is now live. Read full article here: https://lnkd.in/dyG9EWPc

We're thrilled to announce that Fast Company has recognized HWKN Architecture as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Architecture Firms of 2024. Read more below!

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HWKN Architecture has been added to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024. This year’s list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations. These organizations are setting new standards and achieving remarkable milestones in all sectors of the economy. HWKN is standing alongside the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies. For more information on this exciting announcement, read more below.

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We're excited to share that the Coworking Values Podcast episode with Matthias Hollwich, titled "New Aging In Community: Exploring The Future Of Coworking Spaces" has aired.

The heart of the conversation is all about why community is like the secret sauce for an amazing life, especially as we get older. Matthias drops some thoughts on how designing spaces for an aging crowd is all about the details. It’s like setting the stage for a great party, but a life party. Check it out below!

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We are excited to share that JAMD has been awarded as the international winner for the small higher education category! Congratulations to everyone involved on this recognition!

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We are excited to share that both Die Macherei and Water Building One have been awarded as runner-ups for the Mixed Use (Built) and Commercial (Built) categories respectively.

Public voting for the 11th Annual Architizer A+Awards are open!

This category celebrates Metaverse-based projects of all kinds, from early-stage concepts to fully developed, operational structures within this dynamic new virtual space.

Finalists include our very own PAXTON. Browse the complete projects and vote here: https://shorturl.at/hnsIU

Collaborator: pax.world

Matthias Hollwich talks ALL THINGS FUTURE on the podcast, ‘Barriers to Entry’.

Matthias opens up about Web 3, the possible uses of A.I., designing in the Metaverse, and HWKN’s groundbreaking virtual project, Paxworld.

With Barriers to Entry, the hosts from Sandow Design, “get into it with the leaders, the designers, the early adopters, and the influencers who are helping to shape what Web 3 will mean for the architecture and design industry.” The far-reaching conversation with Matthias was no exception.

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HWKN has designed Paxton, an open structure with several levels spread across a hexagonal form rendered in a desert landscape with sparse trees and plantings. The building has a large theater for hosting concerts, meeting spaces, and a rooftop garden. Its walls are constructed with a truss-like pattern and structure, upon which art can be installed and hung.

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It’s the New Year and we are off and running. Our aim is to surpass on the highly creative and successful year we've just had. To remind and inspire us all, we put together a quick look back at HWKN in 2022 ✨

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HWKN created a metaserai named Paxton with a multi-level hexagonal form. Located in the desert, it includes a giant amphitheatre for concerts, wallless galleries for art, meeting rooms that open to the sky, and a rooftop garden with exercise facilities.

Grimshaw and Farshid Moussavi create metaverse social spaces Architecture studios Grimshaw, HWKN, WHY and Farshid Moussavi have created a series of virtual culture and commerce hubs informed by the ancient Silk Road.

Read more on our newest work by Center for Architecture (AIANY) in housing for all ages and being discussed in growing community conversations.

https://www.aiany.org/membership/oculus-magazine/article/fall-2022/street-level-expanding-opportunities-for-living/

HWKN's upcoming commercial tower will bring a 'grade A, sustainability-certified workspace' to London's Canada Water Dockside UK real estate developer Art-Invest has announced Matthias Hollwich and the team at HWKN Architecture will be the designers for a new commercial tower at the Canada Water Dockside in London. The tower will be one of three new commercial buildings built on the 4.5-acre...

Check out and read the latest feature on 351 Marin in The Architect's Newspaper. We dive into our facade design in Jersey City's newest addition.

https://www.archpaper.com/2022/11/hwkn-brick-facade-angular-cutouts-jersey-city/

Read below to check out the latest Canada Water feature highlighting our design efforts in London🎉

HWKN joins BIG to design 'office for the future' in canada water dockside, london HWKN makes its UK debut at Canada Water Dockside HWKN, the New York-based practice founded by German-born architect Matthias Hollwich, has been selected to design the new landmark building in the urban development planned for the commercial heart of London’s larger Canada Water area. HWKN is wor...

Our Grand Junction Plaza pavilion houses a café with winter skate rental and locker rooms, its eye-catching form is derived from “splitting open” a (conceptual) block of limestone, part of homage to what lies beneath this flat Midwestern plain.

📸: Alan Karchmer

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Our new Café/Skate Pavilion at Grand Junction Plaza. Thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant light streams in and allow for uninterrupted views to the new plaza and the park. Along with the concrete floors and rustic wood benches, the Modern era is linked to the town of Westfield’s Quaker history.

📸: Alan Karchmer

https://www.fastcompany.com/90803239/how-one-indiana-park-restored-the-landscape-to-its-19th-century-glory

Fast Company Writer Elissaveta M. Brandon shares Grand Junction Plaza, a radical new park in Westfield, Indiana that features iconic pavilions from Hwkn Architecture. Huge congratulations and thanks to our partners on this transformative project DAVID RUBIN Land Collective, Bruce Mau Design, Ratio Design!

📸: Alan Karchmer

https://www.fastcompany.com/90803239/how-one-indiana-park-restored-the-landscape-to-its-19th-century-glory

Thrilled to share this exciting feature with Architectural Digest on our Hamptons home project!

Sommerhaus in den Hamptons: minimalistisch, verspielt und maßgeschneidert Wenn ein Paar unterschiedliche Ideen vom gemeinsamen Haus hat, kann Ärger vorprogrammiert sein. Oder auch nicht. Dem Modedesigner Joseph Altuzarra und seinem Mann gelang auf Long Island die Synthese.

Matthias Hollwich – principal and founder of HWKN – has big ideas: about the future of work (and specifically the workplace), about aging and architecture, about how to get everything done in an overpacked day.

Matthias Hollwich Dreams up a Better World Through Architecture What should modern architecture look like in a post-pandemic world? Matthias Hollwich, founder of NY architecture firm HWKN, clues us in.

Thank you to Seth Weissman and Joseph Altuzarra for selecting our team to design your family home! To read more on the home project, pick up the September issue of Architectural Digest for more design details.

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‘Shape Tomorrow’ is a finalist in the Azure Magazine Awards’ Temporary & Experiential Installations category.

With winners chosen by a public vote, we urge you to cast your vote for HWKN and ‘Shape Tomorrow’. You can login and vote here: https://lnkd.in/dbvYQ6h

Voting closes on May 20th, please vote now!

How Instagrammable Is This Building?

Read more with Crain's New York Business on how social media is changing the architecture world alongside founder Matthias Hollwich and how past experiences have helped create unforgettable spaces.

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Happy to share and announce that our Shape Tomorrow exhibition at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin is a finalist in the Temporary & Experiential Installations category for the Azure Magazine Awards 2022.

Public voting for the people's choice recognition is taking place through May 20th. Check out the link below to get started and vote.

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Made possible with the generous support of:
Landmarken AG, Spirit Offices, PlanToys, ACCUMULATA Real Estate Group, Art-Invest Real Estate, i Live Group GmbH, Factory Fifteen, and The-Creative

We analyzed visitors’ engagement with our Shape Tomorrow exhibition held at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin. Please read more to learn about our future-forward vision for designing buildings.

Much appreciation to the Aedes Architecture Forum team for the opportunity to exhibit our vision, thank you to our sponsors for making the exhibition happen, and a huge thanks to all you visitors for actively deciding to shape the future with us.

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HWKN’s Shape Tomorrow Exhibition Analysis The Future… According to Visitors to Our Berlin Exhibition, ‘Shape Tomorrow’. When we thought about this exhibition – it opened at the Aedes Architectural Forum last November – we knew of course HWKN’s future-forward vision would be on show – but we wanted to add another important aspe...

Our Shape Tomorrow exhibition is featured in Interior Design Magazine’s Annual Photo Essay.

“Shape Tomorrow: Towards a Future-Oriented Built Environment” was an interactive exhibition at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin featuring nine 16-foot-high towers symbolizing the diverse programmatic approaches of the firm’s projects, which prioritize people and their social interactions, accompanied by toy figures that visitors were invited to move throughout the installation.

– Annie Block, Executive Editor