Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Architecture Firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
People Jim Olson, FAIA, principal/owner; Rick Sundberg, FAIA, LEED AP, principal/owner; Tom Kundig, FAIA, principal/owner; Scott Allen, AIA, principal/owner; Kirsten Murray, AIA, principal/owner; Alan Maskin, AIA, principal/owner; Stephen Yamada-Heidner, AIA, principal
Address 159 S Jackson St, Suite 600
Seattle, Washington, 98104 USA
Telephone 206-624-5670
Fax 206-624-3730
Email newinquiry@oskaarchitects.com
Web Site http://www.oskaarchitects.com
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[edit] Services

Full Architectural Design Services, Interior Design

[edit] Focus

Single-Family Residential, Museum & Gallery, Exhibit, Religious, Academic, Civic, Office, Cabin

[edit] Projects

[edit] Discussion

“Living in the Northwest makes us inherently sensitive to nature,” notes Jim Olson, who, with partners Rick Sundberg, Tom Kundig and Scott Allen, heads an 82-person, Seattle-based firm devoted, according to Kundig, “to finding inspiration in the ‘nature of nature,’ with its underlying physical and biological attributes, its efficiencies and invention, and the beauty of its resolution.” Adds Sundberg, “Issues of sustainable design combine very well with our clean, straightforward aesthetic.”- AD 100

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Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, a Seattle-based architectural firm, was founded by architect Jim Olson in 1967. Current principals include Jim Olson, FAIA, Rick Sundberg, FAIA, Tom Kundig, FAIA, Scott Allen, AIA, Kirsten Murray, AIA and Alan Maskin. The firm is best known for residential design—often for art collectors—though its work includes the design of museums and exhibits, university buildings, places of worship, and commercial spaces. The firm was award the 2009 AIA Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects.

Awards

The firm has received numerous design awards, including the 2009 AIA Architecture Firm Award - sometimes called the AIA Firm of the Year award. The firm has won more than 65 regional and national AIA ( American Institute of Architects) awards, as well as awards from the Chicago Athenaeum. Tom Kundig was awarded the 2008 National Design Awards in Architecture from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The firm's work has been published in the New York Times, Architectural Digest, and Architectural Record, among other publications.

Example projects

  • Noah’s Ark Exhibit, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles (2007)
  • Delta Shelter, Washington (2004)
  • Chicken Point Cabin, Idaho (2003)
  • The Brain, Seattle (2001)
  • Mission Hill Winery, Westbank, British Columbia (2001)
  • Ridge House, Washington (2001)
  • Red House, Denver (1999)
  • Studio House, Seattle (1998)
  • Frye Art Museum, Seattle (1997)
  • Hillclimb Court Building, Seattle (1985)
  • Gallery House, Seattle (1985)
  • Pike & Virginia Building, Seattle (1978)
  • Earth House, Washington (1969)

References

  • Riordan, John and Kristen Becker. The Good Office: Green Design on the Cutting Edge. New York: Collins Design, 2008.
  • Beck, Petyr, ed. The Frye Art Museum: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. Documentary Media, 2007.
  • Ngo, Dung. Art + Architecture: The Ebsworth Collection & Residence, William Stout Publishers, 2006.
  • Ngo, Dung. Tom Kundig: Houses. Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
  • Ojeda, Oscar Riera, ed. Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects: Architecture, Art, and Craft. The Monacelli Press, 2001.

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[edit] External Links

  • Bluff House, Elliot Bay, Washington, circa 2002 (at ArchitectureWeek)

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