The Steven Myron Holl Foundation + Steven Holl Architects will host a screening at Upstate Films (Rhinebeck, NY) to premiere a short film about the Architectural Archive and Research Building on October 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM.
Architectural Archive (2025) by Spirit of Space offers an intimate look into the Steven Myron Holl Foundation in Rhinebeck—an evolving center for art, architecture, and ecology. Dedicated to advancing cultural dialogue through exhibitions, publications, and residencies, the Foundation preserves and activates an extensive archive of physical models, drawings, and daily watercolors. Spanning five decades, this archive documents the creative process while continually reimagining architecture as a dynamic conversation between past, present, and future.
Narrated by Steven Holl, FAIA, the film presents six works from the archive alongside footage of their built counterparts, filmed by Spirit of Space over two decades. Foundation board members also share the mission of the Foundation as a nonprofit arts organization.
Set within a net-zero building that embodies the Foundation’s ecological ethos, the archive is a living laboratory where architecture, philosophy, art, and community converge.
Spirit of Space creates films that study and exhibit contemporary buildings, landscapes, and art. Steven Holl and Spirit of Space have collaborated on films since 2012.
Also featured is Hudson L-House (2025) by Xavier Wang. This preview includes owner Mark McDonald in conversation with architects Steven Holl and Dimitra Tsachrelia Holl, discussing his house in Hudson, NY—conceived both as a live/workspace and as a place open to the community.
Xavier Wang is a video journalist at The Wall Street Journal.
This shorts program will be followed by a conversation with Steven Holl, Anthony Titus, Marisa Espe, and Garrick Ambrose, after which the audience is invited to a Q&A.