Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects: Architecture, Art, and Craft by Paul Goldberger

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects: Architecture, Art, and Craft

Features

Cover Type: Hard Cover with 256 pages

Published by: Monacelli January 1, 2003

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 1580930786

ISBN 13 Number: 978-1580930789

Book Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 1.3 inches

Weighs: 4.8 pounds

Book Description
Over the past 35 years, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, based in Seattle, has created a body of architecture that is recognized for its ability to merge notions of materiality, craft, and lightness, all of which are richly demonstrated in their work on art collectors residences and art museums. The firm began its creative existence with architect Jim Olson, whose work in the late 1960s explored the complex relationship between dwellings and the landscape they inhabit. In the early 1970s the growing firm broadened its emphasis to include urbanism and the landscape of the city.

Though firmly rooted in the regional features of the Pacific Northwest -- its unique climate and dramatic landscape -- the firms work extends beyond any regionalist classification. Instead, their projects are charecterized by a relaxed modernism that is attuned to its regional context. Each of the projects featured in this volume exhibit a striking use of both natural and highly refined materials, masterful modulation of light, a careful balance between monumentality and intimacy, and frequent collaborations with artists and craftsmen, especially glass artists such as Ed Carpenter.

Publisher Description
In addition to generous illustrations, including full-color and black-and-white photography and detailed drawings and plans, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects: Architecture, Art, and Craft features a statement from the firms partners, explicating their influence and process, and an essay by noted architectural critic Paul Goldberger.

Reader Reviews
In a characteristically perceptive and graceful introduction, Paul Goldberger suggests that the world has caught up with the good sense and refined sensibility of this Seattle firm. This is a handsome, expansive study of a dozen houses, built for people of means and taste-a rare combination. All but two are located in the northwest, and each immerses you in the natural beauty of its site and its inner serenity. (Michael Webb is the book reviewer for LA Architect magazine.) Comment | | (Report this)

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