Olson Kundig Architects, Seattle, Washington, USA
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| Architecture Firm | Olson Kundig Architects |
| People | Jim Olson, FAIA, principal/owner; Rick Sundberg, FAIA, LEED AP, principal/owner; Tom Kundig, FAIA, principal/owner; Kirsten Murray, AIA, principal/owner; Alan Maskin, AIA, principal/owner; Stephen Yamada-Heidner, AIA, principal; Scott Allen, AIA, former principal/owner |
| Address | 159 S Jackson St, Suite 600 |
| Seattle, Washington, 98104 USA | |
| Telephone | 206-624-5670 |
| Fax | 206-624-3730 |
| newinquiry@oskaarchitects.com | |
| Web Site | http://www.oskaarchitects.com |
| AW Directory | ArchitectureWeek Directory Listing |
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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
- Earth House, Longbranch, Washington, 1969
- Pike and Virginia Building, Seattle, Washington, 1978
- Gallery House, Seattle, Washington, 1985
- Urban Sanctuary, Seattle, Washington, 1987
- Prospect House, Seattle, Washington, 1989
- Bluff House, Seattle, Washington, 1992
- City House, Seattle, Washington, 1992
- Meadow House, Kirkland, Washington, 1992
- Modern Villa, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1992
- Prairie House, Highland Park, Illinois, 1993
- Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1997
- Garden House, Atherton, California, 1998
- Steel Apartment, Seattle, Washington, 1998
- Studio House, North Seattle, Washington, 1998
- The Red House, Denver, Colorado, 1998
- St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, Washington, 1998 (Renovation)
- Mission Hill Winery, Westbank, British Columbia, 2001
- The Brain, North Seattle, Washington, 2002
- An American Place, Seattle, Washington, 2003
- Ebsworth Residence, Seattle, Washington, 2003
- Chicken Point Cabin, Hayden, Idaho, 2003
- Delta Shelter, Mazama, Washington, 2005
- Artist's Studio, Seattle, Washington, 2006
- House of Light, Medina, Washington, 2006
- Montecito Residence, Montecito, California, 2007
- The Rolling Huts, Mazama, Washington, 2007
- Outpost, Bellevue, Idaho, 2008
- Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2008
- Olson Cabin, Longbranch, Washington,
- Olson Condo, Seattle, Washington,
[edit] Discussion
- Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award, 2009.
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects changed its name to Olson Kundig Architects, effective January 1, 2010. The name Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects had been in use since 2000 but was no longer appropriately reflecting the partnership: Alan Maskin and Kirsten Murray became partners in 2008 and Scott Allen left the firm in 2009 to create Scott Allen Architecture. In addition, Rick Sundberg, who remains as a partner, is in the planning stages for the creation of a new philanthropic organization focused on architecture. —Olson Kundig Architects, announced November 17, 2009
“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
[edit] Related Content at Wikipedia
Olson Kundig Architects
Olson Kundig Architects, a Seattle-based architectural firm, was founded by architect Jim Olson in 1967. Current principals include Jim Olson, FAIA, Tom Kundig, FAIA, Rick Sundberg, FAIA, 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 awarded the 2009 AIA Architecture Firm Award (as Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects) from the American Institute of Architects.
Awards
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
- Jim Olson Houses. New York: The Monacelli Press, 2009.
- 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.
External links
- Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects website
- National AIA Architecture Firm of the Year award
- National Design Award, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, National Design Awards
[edit] External Links
- Bluff House, Elliot Bay, Washington, circa 2002 (at ArchitectureWeek)
[edit] References
- Seattle architects win AIA's Architecture Firm Award - LA Times, 2009.0108
- Collected articles on Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, at ArchitectureWeek
