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Award PR from Susan
Grant Lewin Associates
13 May 2008

Benjamin Benschneider
TOM KUNDIG WINS THE SMITHSONIAN'S COOPER-HEWITT NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM
ARCHITECTURE AWARD FOR 2008

Marco Prozzo
Who: Architect Tom Kundig, FAIA, and a partner in the Seattle-based firm
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen. Tom is widely recognized for his poetic,
elemental and intuitive designs. His projects revere the beauty of the
American West. He uses art, craft, and materials to connect us with the
landscape, and he creates serene places for contemplation and repose.
www.oskaarchitects.com

Benjamin Benschneider
What: Recipient of the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Architecture Award for 2008.

Benjamin Benschneider
When: The winners of the 2008 National Design Awards will be honored at
a gala dinner October 23 at the Smithsonians Cooper Hewitt, National
Design Museum as part of the third annual National Design Week (October
19 25).

Jan Cox
The chair of the October 23 gala is Richard Meier, and the vice chairs
are Beth Comstock and Chris Travers, Simon Doonan, John Kamen, Ambra Medda
and Craig Robins, Madeleine Rudin Johnson and W. Bruce Johnson, Lisa Roberts
and David Seltzer.

Paul Warchol
Where: The Smithsonians Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum is
located at 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128.

Benjamin Benschneider
About Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is the only museum
in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design.
The museum presents compelling perspectives on the impact of design on
daily life through active educational programs, exhibitions and publications.

Tim Bies / Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
Founded in 1897 by Amy, Eleanor and Sarah Hewittgranddaughters of
industrialist Peter Cooperas part of the Cooper Union for the Advancement
of Science and Art, the museum has been a branch of the Smithsonian since
1967.

Tim Bies / Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
Awards / Book PR from Susan Grant Lewin Associates:
ARCHITECT TOM KUNDIG WINS PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMY AWARD IN ARCHITECTURE FROM
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
Kundig wins two AIA Institute Housing Awards for 2007
Kundig to do book signing of new monograph Tom Kundig: Houses
during ICFF on Sunday May 20th
image of Delta Shelter, Mazama Washington:

SEATTLE The American Academy of Arts and Letters, recognized for
honoring the most noted artists, architects, and writers in the U.S.,
has awarded Tom Kundig, principal of the Seattle-based architecture firm,
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, one of its three Academy Awards
in Architecture for 2007. The awards, chosen each year by a prestigious
jury of architects, recognize an American architect whose work is characterized
by a strong personal direction. An awards ceremony will take place at
The Academy of Arts & Letters in New York City on May 16th, 2007.
In addition, the AIA recently awarded Kundig two AIA Institute Housing
Awards for 2007 for his Delta Shelter in Mazama, Washington and Tye River
Cabin in Skykomish, Washington.
Founded in 1898 to foster, assist, and sustain an interest in literature,
music, and the fine arts, the Academy has since bestowed its prestigious
Award in Architecture to the professions most distinguished practitioners.
Tom Kundig joins the ranks of some of the 20th centurys most acclaimed
architects, including jury members Henry N. Cobb, Peter Eisenman, Michael
Graves, Hugh Hardy, Steven Holl, Richard Meier, Cesar Pelli, and James
Stewart Polshek.
To be recognized by this particular Jury alongside three fellow
architects whom I've always deeply admired for their individual spirit
and exploration is truly an honor, said Tom Kundig.
image of Delta Shelter, Mazama Washington:

With respect for the environment, Kundigs projects consistently
reveal his reverence for materials, while combining art, craft and the
experience of built space. Creating some of the most inventive structures
today, his buildings uniquely meld industrial sensibilities and materials
such as steel and concrete with an intuitive understanding of scale. A
telling example is his highly-lauded Delta Shelter, a 1,000 square-foot
weekend cabin, a steel box on stilts featuring Kundigs characteristic
gizmos, that can be completely shuttered when the owner is away.
Delta Shelter is one of five projects revealed in depth in the award-winning
architects first monograph, Tom Kundig: Houses, published by Princeton
Architectural Press earlier this year. From early conceptual sketches
to photographs of the completed residences, the book gives insight into
the highly creative process that goes into Kundigs personal language
of making. Tom Kundig will do a book signing at Potterton
Books booth at ICFF on May 20th, from 1-2 pm.
Tom Kundig: Houses - Book PR from Susan Grant Lewin Associates 140407
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