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ome people have trouble staying the course. Architect Jim Olson, FAIA is not one of those people. As one of the founding partners and current principals at Seattle, Washington-based architectural firm Olson Kundig, he has spent the more than 57 years designing projects that combine his passion for art and nature and explore the relationship between light and space. His work has been studied internationally as the subject of four monographs and appeared in publications such as , , and . Under Olson’s leadership, the firm has received countless accolades including a National Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects, a spot on on four occasions.