Jim Olson
Subtitle: building, nature, art
By: Jim Olson; introduction by Aaron Betsky ; 550 illustrations in color and black and white
Contributors: Betsky, Aaron, contributor
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780500343333
Subjects: Domestic Architecture
Description: Seattle-based architect Jim Olson blends straight, clean architectural lines and curving natural scenery with such ease that one forgets they weren?t always in harmony. Over the course of a career spanning nearly fifty years, in collaboration with his partner Tom Kundig, Olson has established a reputation for thoughtfully considered buildings, evident in projects that suit and enhance their locations in Mexico, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Northwest.00This up-to-date survey of Olson?s work, focusing chiefly on his buildings for art-collecting private clients and large-scale resorts, offers a stunning look?by way of plans, sketches, and photographs?at the career of a great American architect. The accompanying text includes an introduction by architecture critic Aaron Betsky as well as Olson?s own reflections on the medium.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Recent Projects; title: Capital House; title: Washington, D.C., USA, 2008; title: Lightcatcher At The Whatcom Museum; title: Bellingham, Washington, USA, 2009; title: Mexico Beach House; title: San Jose Del Cabo, Baja, Mexico, 2010; title: Northwoods House; title: Iron River, Michigan, USA, 2010; title: Pavilion House; title: Bellevue, Washington, USA, 2011; title: Seoul Shops; title: Seoul, Republic Of Korea, 2012; title: Gethsemane Chapel; title: Seattle, Washington, USA, 2012; title: Working With Light; title: Country Garden House; title: Portland, Oregon, USA, 2013; title: Cliff Dwelling; title: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada, 2013; title: Nature; title: Bellevue Botanical Garden Visitor Center; title: Bellevue, Washington, USA, 2014; title: Longbranch Cabin; title: Longbranch, Washington, USA, 1959, 1981, 1997, 2003, 2014; title: Blakely Island Art Studio; title: Blakely Island, Washington, USA, 2014; title: Abstraction; title: Haven Of Reflection; title: Seattle, Washington, USA, 2014; title: Hong Kong Toy Company; title: Hong Kong, China, 2010, 2014; title: Fox Island Residence; title: Note continued: Fox Island, Washington, USA, 2014; title: City Cabin; title: Seattle, Washington, USA, 2015; title: Foss Waterway Seaport; title: Tacoma, Washington, USA, 2015; title: JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort And Spa; title: Puerto Los Cabos, Baja, Mexico, 2015; title: Influences; title: Northwest Art House; title: Seattle, Washington, USA, 2015; title: Bay Area Hill House; title: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, 2015; title: Taiwan Villas; title: Taipei, Taiwan, 2016; title: Tofino Beach House; title: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada, 2016; title: Hudson Valley-Residence; title: Westchester, New York, USA, 2017; title: Functions Of Space; title: California Meadow House; title: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, 2017; title: Kirkland Museum Of Fine & Decorative Art; title: Denver, Colorado, USA, In Progress; title: Custom Furniture; title: Exhibits; title: Complete Chronology Of Works.