Founding Principal, HWKN Architecture
Matthias Hollwich is the founder of HWKN, a NY-based collective of architects, sculptors, social
strategists and innovators dedicated to using 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. He was honored in Fast
Company’s ranking of the world’s Top 10 Most Innovative Architects and in Business Insider’s list of
Top Business Visionaries. Matthias Hollwich published his first book UmBauhaus- Updating
Modernism in collaboration with Rainer Weisbach and the Bauhaus Foundation in 2006. His latest
book, New Aging: Live Smarter Now to Live Better Forever, suggests a new way to think about
aging that could fundamentally change the way we design for it. Matthias lectures widely on the
topics of architecture, sustainability, aging and innovation at world-renowned conferences,
including TED, PICNIC, Stelka, and the Conscious City conference. In 2019 he spoke at me
Convention about “Unforgettable Architecture”.
