Tom Kundig
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Tom Kundig, FAIA
(b. 1954) is a principal of the Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects, known as 'the rockstar of residential architecture'. His honors include a 2008 National Design Award in Architecture Design from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt; a 2007 Academy Award in Architecture from The American Academy of Arts and Letters
; selection as a finalist for the 2005 National Design Award for Architecture; a MacDowell Colony
Fellowship; and selection as an Emerging Architect by the Architectural League of New York
. In 2006, Princeton Architectural Press
released Tom Kundig: Houses. Kundig’s undergraduate and graduate architecture degrees are from the University of Washington
.
FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is a postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects...
(b. 1954) is a principal of the Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects, known as 'the rockstar of residential architecture'. His honors include a 2008 National Design Award in Architecture Design from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt; a 2007 Academy Award in Architecture from The American Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 250-member honor society; its goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Located in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan in New York, it shares Audubon Terrace, its Beaux Arts campus on...
; selection as a finalist for the 2005 National Design Award for Architecture; a MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony
The MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A., founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, pianist and wife of composer Edward MacDowell. She established the institution and its endowment chiefly with donated funds...
Fellowship; and selection as an Emerging Architect by the Architectural League of New York
Architectural League of New York
The Architectural League of New York is a non-profit organization "for creative and intellectual work in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines"....
. In 2006, Princeton Architectural Press
Princeton Architectural Press
Princeton Architectural Press is a leading publisher of architecture and design books, with over 500 titles on its backlist. It was founded in 1981 by Kevin Lippert in Princeton, NJ and moved to New York City in 1985. Since 1996, Princeton Architectural Press has been distributed in the...
released Tom Kundig: Houses. Kundig’s undergraduate and graduate architecture degrees are from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
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Notable works
- Outpost, Idaho (2007)
- Rolling Huts, Washington (2007)
- Delta Shelter, Washington (2004)
- Chicken Point Cabin, Idaho (2003)
- The Brain, Seattle (2001)
- Ridge House, Washington (2001)
- Mission Hill WineryMission Hill WineryMission Hill Winery is a Canadian wine grower and producer. It is based in West Kelowna, British Columbia, in the Okanagan Valley wine region.-History:...
, Westbank, British Columbia (2000) - Studio House, Seattle (1998)