Career
His work has been published in publications such as Wallpaper*, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Mark, Bauwelt, Dwell and Architectural Digest. Matthias Hollwich worked for a number of internationally acclaimed architectural firms and urban design studios including Rem Koolhaas’ Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam and Hong Kong, Eisenman Architects and Diller+Scofidio in New York City his work includes the design of the McCormick Tribune Campus Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, the Dutch Embassy in Berlin, and Casa da Musica in Porto. In 2007 Hollwich formed the architecture firm (Hollwich Kushner) with Marc Kushner whom he had met in Jürgen Mayer’s Berlin kitchen five years prior.
Following the success of Wendy, Kushner and Hollwich under received multiple commissions including the Fire Island Pines Pavilion (2013), New Jersey’s largest residential tower Journal Squared (due 2016), Yotel Williamsburg (due 2016) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Innovation Center titled The Pennovation Center (due 2016).
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Matthias Hollwich is a recognized thought leader on the topic of Aging regularly speaking at events such as TEDx, SXSW and for the World Health Organization. In 2008 he completed a master plan for Geropolis, a vision for every future city inspired by the aging population in 2020 with the Foundation.
In 2010 Hollwich organized a conference on aging at the University of Pennsylvania titled: Visiting the Future.
Matthias is also visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2015 he signed a publishing agreement with Penguin Books for his book ‘- Live Smarter Now to Live Better Forever" developed in collaboration with Bruce Mau Design. In 2004 he finished editing his first book with Rainer Weisbach at the titled ‘Um– Updating Modernism’.
2005–Present University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Professor, Philadelphia, United States of America 2002-2005 Foundation Dessau, Lecturer, Dessau, Germany 1999-2001 Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland.
