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Professional Profile

 

 

 

 

 

Scott D. Allen, AIA
Principal

Professional Experience:  2009 to present Scott Allen Architecture, Principal. 1985 to 2009 Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Principal
1984 to 1985 Ibsen Nelsen & Associates, Architects and Planners
1982 to 1984 Raleigh Design Group

Selected Projects:
• Shek-O Residence, Hong Kong SAR, China
• Courtyard House, Blaine, WA
• Candela Hotel and Residences Concept Design, Seattle, WA
• Horizon at Semiahmoo, Blaine, WA
• Olele Point Residence, Port Ludlow, WA
• Calkins Point Residence, Mercer Island, WA
• Issaquah Highlands Residence, Issaquah, WA
• Zhongkai Sheshan Villas, Shanghai, China
• Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA
• Eastmont Senior Housing and Professional Offices Master Plan, East Wenatchee, WA
• Presentation Center, Horizon at Semiahmoo, Blaine, WA
• Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA (executive architect in collaboration with Antoine Predock Architect, Albuquerque, NM)
• U.S. Coast Guard Pier 36 Renovations, Seattle, WA
• Pratt Fine Arts Center Concept Plan, Seattle, WA
• Cliff House, Gig Harbor, WA
• Bear Park Residence, Woodinville, WA
• Gig Harbor Heritage Center Concept Plan, Gig Harbor, WA
• Washington State History Museum, Tacoma, WA (executive architect in collaboration with Moore/Andersson Architects, Austin TX)
• Christ Residence, Bellevue, WA
• Albrecht Residence, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Albrecht Condominium, Seattle, WA
• One Carillon Point Condominiums, Kirkland, WA
• Overlake Park Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA
• St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Master Plan, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA
• The Clise Mansion Visitors Center, Redmond, WA
• Simons Residence at 98 Union, Seattle, WA
• Allen Residence, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church Master Plan, Sammamish, WA
• Applied Physics Laboratory Expansion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Washington Park Residence, Seattle, WA
• Residence at 163 East 64th Street, New York, NY
• Renovations to Beekman Place Townhouse, New York, NY
• Offices for Spanish International Network, New York, NY
• Rowe/Wilkie Cabin, Lake Wenatchee, WA
• Renovations to Foster Avenue Residence, Sayville, NY
• Saratoga Passage Retreat, Langley, WA
• Westwood Marquis Expansion Master Plan, Los Angeles, CA
• Renovations to the Playboy Building, West Hollywood, CA
• Princeton Green Housing Master Plan, Wenatchee, WA
• Renovation to Beach Road Residence, Capistrano Beach, CA
• The Aerie Residence, Mt. Charleston, Nevada

Registration: Washington, 1988
Nevada, 2006
Member, National College of Architectural Registration Boards

Education: Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania 1982
Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington 1980

Select Awards: AIA Architecture Firm Award, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, 2009
Northwest Design Awards, Cliff Dwelling, Gig Harbor WA, 2006
Northwest Design Awards, Northwest Family Retreat, 2006
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles magazine, “Seattle 100: The people, places & things that define Seattle Design,” Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, 2006
School of Law, Seattle University, Seattle AIA Chapter, Merit Award, 2001
School of Law, Seattle University, Masonry Institute of Washington, Citation Award, 2001
Washington State History Museum, Masonry Institute of Washington, Honor Award, 1997
Overlake Park Presbyterian Church, Seattle AIA Chapter, Project of the Month, 1991
Overlake Park Presbyterian Church, Seattle AIA Chapter, Citation Award, 1990

Affiliations: Member: American Institute of Architects (Seattle Chapter)

Boards: President of the Board of Trustees, Arcade Magazine, 2008; Vice-President of the Board of Trustees, Arcade Magazine, 2007; Advisory Board, Colloquium, 2007 – 2008; Arcade magazine, Board Member 2005-present; Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities – Public Art Committee Board Member 2004-2007.

Juror: Northwest Design Awards, 2009;  American Institute of Architects Spokane WA Chapter Design Awards, 2008;  American Institute of Architects SW Washington Chapter Awards, 2006 and 2001.

Teaching/Instruction: University of Washington, Graduate Design Studio, Fall,1999; University of Washington, Graduate Thesis Juries; University of Oregon, Graduate Thesis Juries.

Fine Arts: Contributing artist, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Gallery, Bainbridge Island WA, 2001 to present. Contributing Artist, The Gallery at Loomis Hall, Blaine, WA, 2009.

Presentations &
Lectures: Design Colloquium 2008: ‘Design First’ Firms, Panelist, 2008; Southern Arizona Chapter of the AIA, “Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen at 40,” May 16, 2007, Seattle Design Center Career Day, “Cliff House, Gig Harbor Washington – How a Small House Lives Large,” Lecturer, 2006; Bricks, Bytes & Continuous Education (Seattle, WA), “A Case Study: Seattle University School of Law,” Lecturer, 2006; AIA Seattle, “Designing China: Northwest Expert Exports,” Guest Speaker, 2006; Tacoma Art Museum, Structural Engineers Association of Washington Annual Meeting, “The synthesis of the real and the phenomenological in architecture,” Featured Speaker, May 2003; AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Conference, Panelist & Guest Speaker, 2002; The Paul Allen Foundation, “Capital Projects Planning,” 2002; The Portland Energy Conservation Institute, NW Conference on Commissioning, “Case Study: The Washington State History Museum,” Panelist, Oct. 1996.

Exhibits: Washington State University, Department of Architecture, “Selected Work: 1997-Now,” 2004; University of Washington, Department of Architecture, “Selected Work: 1997-Now,” 2004.

Selected
Bibliography: 2009
Bissell, Therese. “Rooted in Tradition.” Architectural Digest, August 2009, pp. 86 – 91
Teagarden, Rebecca “Mastering the Art of Modern Design.” Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine, March 8, 2009, pp. 12 – 21.
Hawkes, Colleen “Truth and Honesty.” Home & Architectural Trends, vol. 25.1, pp. 106-111.

2008
Bissell, Therese. “A Question of Context.” Architectural Digest, October 2008, pp. 234-241, 309.
Drueding, Meghan. “Green Horizon.” Residential Architect, March 2008, p. 17.
Bernstein, Fred A. “Best Practices: Flying High.” Architect, March 2008, p. 39.

2007
“100 New design ideas from the new AD 100.” Architectural Digest, Jan. 2007, p. 218.
“Activity Center,” Vacation Homes, Scott Allen. Custom Home, April 2007, p. 79.
Seattle Design Center. “Indoor/Outdoor Living in the Northwest,” Architecture, Scott Allen of Olson Sunberg Kundig Allen Architects., By Design, pp. 3-4.

2006
Boone, Mary. “Modern Ingenuity.” South Sound Home & Garden, Winter 05/06, pp. 30-39.
Crosbie, Michael J. Houses of God. Images Publishing, 2006, pp. 166-167.
Drueding, Meghan. “Cultural Exchange.” Residential Architect, Sept./Oct.
2006, p. 26-27.
Fier, Amanda. “15 to Watch.” Estates West, Fall 2006, pp. cover, 73.
Kennedy, Lindsay. “Seattle 100: The people, places and things that define Seattle Design.” Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, Feb. 2006, pp. cover, 54-55.
“OSKA Winners.” Town & Country, Jan. 2006, p. 87.
Schaefer, Jennifer. “Top 50 Architects.” Northwest Home & Garden, Nov./Dec. 2006, pp. 42-45.
“Woodsy Beauty.” Sunset Outdoor Living, Sept. 2006, pp. 34-35.

2005
Beaver, Robyn. 100 more of the world’s best houses. Images Publishing, 2005, pp. 20-21, 244-247.
Boschetti, Joseph. Water Spaces 4. Images Publishing, 2005, p. 134.
Fredericks, Kim. “Location, Location, Location.” The Robb Report Collection, March 2005, pp. cover, 11-12.
Mackey, Mary-Kate & Jim McCausland. “Northwest Dream.” Sunset, Sept. 2005, pp. cover, 122-123.
“OSKA to design homes in China.” Daily Journal of Commerce, Feb. 9, 2005, p. 2.

2004
“A&E Perspectives: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Nov. 18, 2004, pp. cover, 27.
Crosbie, Michael J. Architecture for the books. The Images Publishing Group, 2003 (released 2004), pp. 128-133, 208-211.
“Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects tapped for cultural project.” Contract, Feb. 13, 2004.
Weber, Cheryl. “Northern Lights.” Residential Architect, Sept./Oct. 2004,
pp. cover, 76-87.

2003
Diana Mosher. “Dollars and Sense.” Contract, June 2003, pp. 103, 105.
Eskenazi, Stuart and Heather MacIntosh. “Not so great expectations: capital campaigns before and after the boom.” Arcade, Winter 2003, pp. 35-36.
Ojeda, Oscar Riera, ed. Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects: Architecture, Art, and Craft. The Monacelli Press, 2001 (Released 2003).
Olson, Sheri. “Tacoma Art Museum, Washington.” Architectural Record, Aug., 2003, pp. 110-115.
“Pratt Seattle plan major addition.” Glass. Fall 2003 – #92, p. 14.

2002
Tollefson, Rodika. “Key Pen Museum wants more room.” The Peninsula Gateway, April 24, 2002, p. 15A.

2001
Kollie, Ellen. “A home for law.” College Planning and Management, Aug., 2001, p. 38.
Le Masurier, George. “Museum Unveiled.” The Peninsula Gateway, Oct. 24, 2001, pp. 1A, B10.

2000
Enlow, Clair. “A liveable law school at Seattle University.” Daily Journal of Commerce, Sept. 27, 2000, p. 5.
“Olson Sundberg name change.” Daily Journal of Commerce, Aug. 9, 2000, p. 5.
“The delight of a slow opera: an interview with Rick Sundberg, Tom Kundig and Scott Allen.” Daily Journal of Commerce, Nov. 16, 2000, p. 25-27.

1999
Richards, Hugh. “The Column is your friend. The Sun is your enemy.” Arcade, Winter, 1999, pp. 28-29.

1998
Ojeda, Oscar Riera, ed. Olson Sundberg Architects: Casas Internacional #59. Kliczkowski Publisher, 1998.

1997
“New Law School for Seattle U,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 5, 1997.

1996
Ivy,Robert. “Powerful Forms for a Hard-Working Town.” Architectural Record, Oct. 1996, pp. 70-77.

1995
“Copper Roof & Concrete Columns Contribute to New Tacoma Landmark,” Construction Data & News, September 11, 1995.

1993
“Stepping into History,” The News Tribune December 1993.

1991
“Luxury, Density Combined”, Daily Journal of Commerce, October 30, 1991.
“Condo Project for the Rich, if not Famous,” Daily Journal of Commerce, October 23, 1991.
“A Focus on Infinity,” Daily Journal of Commerce, June 5, 1991.

1990
“A Vessel of Light and Sound,” Daily Journal of Commerce, November 14, 1990.
“Two New Churches Artfully Transcend Primary Function as Seats of Worship,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 22, 1990.

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