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Olson Kundig

Also known as: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Olson Sundberg Architects, Olson/Walker Architects

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Completed The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK (2022); named to Architectural Digest's AD100 list for the 11th consecutive year (2024); active project portfolio and firm news published on olsonkundig.com through 2026. (verified 2026-07-18)

Olson Kundig is a Seattle-based architecture firm founded by Jim Olson in 1966, with additional offices in New York City and Chicago. Beyond its broader residential and commercial practice, the firm is credited as architect of record on numerous museums, visitor centers, and cultural buildings across the United States, frequently designing exhibit spaces and interior architecture in addition to the building envelope.

HeadquartersSeattle, WA
Other officesNew York City, NY; Chicago, IL
Founded1966
RolesArchitecture
Websitehttps://olsonkundig.com

Projects (27)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
Bob Dylan Center Bob Dylan Center Architecture, Exhibit Design 2022
Bay Area Discovery Museum Campus Renewal Bay Area Discovery Museum Architecture 2021
ANOHA — The Children's World of the Jewish Museum Berlin Jewish Museum Berlin Architecture 2021
Upper Garden and Tree Walk (Phase 1) Leach Botanical Garden Architecture 2020
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Architecture 2019
Tacoma Art Museum Benaroya Wing Tacoma Art Museum Architecture 2019
The Bo Bartlett Center The Bo Bartlett Center Architecture 2018
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU Architecture 2018
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art Architecture 2018
The Century Project Space Needle Architecture 2018
Tillamook Creamery Tillamook Creamery Architecture, Exhibit Design 2018
Wagner Education Center The Center for Wooden Boats Architecture 2017
Holocaust Center for Humanity Holocaust Center for Humanity Exhibit Design 2015
Tacoma Art Museum Haub Galleries Tacoma Art Museum Architecture 2015
Bellevue Botanical Garden Visitor Center Bellevue Botanical Garden Architecture 2014
Bezos Center for Innovation Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) Exhibit Design 2014
SkyPad Space Needle Architecture 2014
Brelsford WSU Visitor Center Brelsford WSU Visitor Center Architecture, Exhibit Design 2013
Foss Waterway Seaport Rehabilitation Foss Waterway Seaport Architecture 2013
Microsoft Cybercrime Center Microsoft Cybercrime Center Architecture 2013
Microsoft Envisioning Center: Interactive Storyworld Microsoft Envisioning Center Architecture 2013
Gates Foundation Discovery Center Gates Discovery Center Architecture 2012
Lightcatcher at the Whatcom Museum Whatcom Museum Architecture 2009
Honoring Our Journey Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience Architecture 2008
Noah's Ark Skirball Cultural Center Exhibit Design, Architecture 2007
Frye Art Museum Renovation and Expansion Frye Art Museum Architecture 1997
Seattle Art Museum (downtown building) Seattle Art Museum Architecture 1991

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