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1. 13 July 10

   The Tom Kundig-designed Chicken Point Cabin is featured in the June issue of Italian Magazine Acciaio Arte Architettura.

   • Chicken Point Cabin

2. 7 July 10

   Jim Olson is profiled in the June issue of the Korean magazine Interni & Décor.

3. 23 June 10

   The Tom Kundig-designed Montecito Residence and Salt Spring Island Cabin are featured in the Residential Architect Design Awards 2010 round-up in the May-June issue of Residential Architect magazine.

   Montecito Residence received a Merit Award in the Custom Home over 3,000 SF category. Jurors described the project as both “subdued and stunning” and compared it to “a wedding chapel in Japan…. It’s sculptural but fits in, and is part of the path.”

   Salt Spring Island Cabin received a Merit Award in the Architectural Design Detail category. Jurors particularly noted the exterior steel panel that slides across the window wall, securing the cabin. One juror “found poetry in ‘the idea of this shell that you peel back when you’re in the house.’ Another noted that closing the door ‘is a viscerally felt activity that makes you feel what it’s like to be there and then go away.’”

4. 9 June 10

   Tom Kundig is interviewed in the film "Ginny Ruffner: A Not So Still Life" playing at the Seattle International Film Festival. Screenings occur on June 11th and 12th.

   From SIFF’s website:
   ” Seattle artist, Ginny Ruffner, can’t be summed up in one word, but the most commonly used term is “inspiring.” This conscious cliché is in keeping with Ruffner’s own rejection of irony, pretension, and the high and lowbrow dichotomy. Choosing lamp working as her initial artistic medium, Ruffner revolutionized popular and critical opinions about this formally “kitsch” platform for her unique and globally acclaimed art form. Adding to Ruffner’s extraordinary story is her astounding recovery from a near-fatal car accident in 1991. . . . From pop-up books, to room-sized installation pieces, to public works, Ruffner’s art has blossomed and continues to expand.” Learn more on the SIFF website.

5. 9 June 10

   The Tom Kundig-designed Outpost is featured in the lineup of AIA Honor Award winners in the June issue of Architectural Record.

   Principal Kirsten R. Murray and associate Steven Rainville also worked on the project.

   • Outpost

6. 9 June 10

   The Jim Olson-designed Lightcatcher at the Whatcom Museum is featured in the design blog Inhabitat.

   Diane Pham, describes the building as a “sleek, subdued and light-infused structure.” Read the article.

   • The Lightcatcher at the Whatcom Museum

7. 4 June 10

   Principal Kirsten R. Murray has joined the board of trustees of the Henry Art Gallery, the University of Washington’s art gallery.