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Jim Olson

b. 1940

American founder and glass artist (born 1940)

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About Jim Olson

Born 1940. Jim Olson is an American architect, founder and glass artist.

Jim Olson, FAIA (b. 1940) is the founding principal of the Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects. He is best known for residential design, often for art collectors, though his designs have also included museums, commercial spaces and places of worship. In 2006, William Stout Publishers released Art + Architecture: The Ebsworth Collection and Residence. His honors include the 2007 Seattle AIA Medal of Honor, selection as the 1999 Bruce Goff Chair of Creative Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, and his induction in 1990 as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He is an honorary trustee to the Seattle Art Museum, and a founding trustee of Artist Trust, and Center on Contemporary Art, both in Seattle. Olson received a bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Washington.

Notable works Noah’s Ark, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles (2007) The Ebsworth Residence, Seattle (2004) Red House, Denver (1999) St. Mark's Cathedral Renovation, Seattle (1998) The Gallery House, Washington (1987) Hillclimb Court, Seattle (1985) Pike & Virginia Building, Seattle (1978) Earth House, Washington (1969)

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American founder and glass artist (born 1940)

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Jim Olson was born in 1940.

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· Wikipedia: Jim Olson

· Wikidata: Q6197291

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