Cutler Anderson Architects [Paperback]

Sheri Olson (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1, 2004

Established in 1977, Cutler Anderson Architects (formerly James Cutler Architects) is nationally known for its environmental awareness and attention to detail. Dedicated to design excellence, the firm has received six National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects and over 30 other national and regional awards.

Cutler Anderson Architects is currently involved in many projects both nationally and internationally, including residences in Mallorca, Spain, the Napa Valley, California, the Hudson River Valley in New York, the Big Island of Hawaii, the Capital Hill Library in Seattle, Washington, and commercial and mixed use projects in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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Sheri Olson, FAIA, is an architect and architecture critic. She was a contributing editor to Architectural Record and a columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She is the author of Miller/Hull Architects of the Pacific Northwest and Cutler Anderson Architects (Rockport, 2004).

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8574190764
• ISBN-13: 978-8574190761
• ASIN: 1592530168
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,487,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A new take on the Northwest vernacular, October 13, 2005

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James Cutler makes his home on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, where he is able to carry out his work in relative privacy . This monograph is the second to exhibit the work he has become famous for - a bare bones Northwest vernacular that owes as much to his Pennsylvania roots as it does to the Pacific Northwest. It is readily apparent that Cutler studied under Louis Kahn in the exacting details he demands in all his projects. He now has the luxury to pick and choose his clients which have include Bill Gates. You get a small glimpse of the Gates estate in the Entry Turnaround in Medina, Washington. He and Peter Bohlin worked on the project together, setting up a sawmill on the site to cut the recycled timber to their specifications. As Cutler once said, I never look at the same detail twice, re-examining the methods and materials of construction anew in each project he undertakes.

With the introduction of Bruce Anderson to the firm, he has begun to investigate pre-fabricated housing in the form of the Lindal Cedar Home, but you can see that it is the unique individual homes which he relishes. He experimented with rammed-earth construction in the Residence at Meteor Vineyards in Napa Valley, creating a unique marbled finish; but it is projects like the Schmidt Residence that bear his signature in the intricate woodwork and metal connections. This book provides you with a short but thorough look into several of the projects, illustrating that James Cutler is one of the leading architects of his generation.