Spokane native wins national architecture award

Internationally known architect Tom Kundig , a Spokane native, will add another national award to his resume.

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum this week announced Kundig will receive its award for architecture, one of nine annual categories. A principal in Seattle firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, he’s known for projects ranging from a cabin on Hayden Lake to high-rises (check out a portfolio image gallery here ).

“Recognized for his seamless integration of architecture and landscape, Kundig’s projects are unique in their meticulous attention to detail and in the materials used, which are often left in their natural, raw state,” according to a museum news release. “His ingenuity is evident in the experiential nature of his work, in his use of kinetic architectural features and in his reinvention of structural elements that are often overlooked, such as doors, windows and stairs.”

Kundig has won five national AIA Institute Honor Awards and received a 2007 Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In Spokane, he was the principal architect for the Railside Center condos, according to RenCorp LLC.