Since joining Olson Kundig as an intern architect in 1996, principal/owner Kevin Kudo-King has played an integral role in the design, production, and management of numerous award-winning projects. In addition to private homes for multigenerational families, art collectors, and the adventurous, Kevin leads or co-leads much of the firm’s hospitality work, with active projects located across North America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Architecture is not merely shelter—it is about experience and discovery, created through a dialogue between client, builder and designer.
Kevin M. Kudo-King
Principal / Owner | AIA, LEED AP
Lectures & Juries
2022
Design Talks: Kevin Kudo-King, AIA at Comedor
2021
LUXE Interiors & Design Panel – San Francisco Design Week
Dwell Housing Awards Jury
AIA Long Beach / South Bay Design Award Jury
Interior Design, Residential Roundtable
San Francisco Design Week / Luxe Interiors & Design, “Outdoor Allure,” Panelist
2019
AIA Austin Design Awards Jury
2018
AIA Potomac Valley / University of Maryland, Lecturer
AIA Potomac Valley Design Awards Jury
University of Illinois, “Please Do Touch the Architecture,” Lecturer
2017
Gage Academy, Drawing Jam, Panelist
Luxe Interiors & Design PNW, “Architects Panel Discussion,” Panelist
Seattle Art Museum Fall Fundraiser, “Fall into Art,” Speaker
2016
Portland Garden Club, Lecturer
Portland Racquet Club, Lecturer
Architect Magazine Residential Architect Design Awards Jury
AIA Redwood Empire Design Awards Jury
University of Cincinnati, Lecturer
St. Mark’s Cathedral Living Stones Capital Campaign, “Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral,” Speaker
NEWH, “Northwest NEWH Urban Hike,” Speaker
2015
The Authentic Garden Book Launch, “Defining Trends in Landscape Architecture,” Lecturer
Grow or Not to Grow?” Lecturer
Van Alen Chicago, Lecturer
AIA Winston-Salem Design Awards Jury
Western Museum Association, “A New Face Forward: Presenting Museum Expansions, Shifting Identities, and Changing Missions to the Public,” Lecturer
IDSA Design Dialogue Conference, “From Cities to Door Pulls: A Design Process for all Scales (Part 2),” Lecturer
Cameron McCallister Design Colloquium, “To Grow or Not to Grow?” Lecturer
2014
AIA National Convention, “When Change Means Going International,” Lecturer
Western Washington University, Lecturer
2013
Whatcom Museum, Lecturer
2010
AIA Florida/Caribbean Design Awards Jury
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Arizona
Awards
2024
AIA National Small Project Award, Leach Botanical Garden
Architectural Digest’s AD100 list, Olson Kundig
Ocean Home Magazine, Top 50 Coastal Architects, Olson Kundig
2023
Architectural Digest’s AD100 list, Olson Kundig
Architizer A+ Awards, Best Large Firm, Olson Kundig
Mountain Living Magazine, Top Architects and Designers List, Olson Kundig
Ocean Home Magazine, Top 50 Coastal Architects, Olson Kundig
AN Interior, Top 50 Architects & Designers, Olson Kundig
Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Awards, Honorable Mention, XL West Firm, Olson Kundig
AIA National Small Project Award, Costa Rica Treehouse
WASLA Professional Awards, Award of Excellence, Leach Botanical Garden
Hong Kong Institute of Architects, HKIA Merit Award of Hong Kong – Residential Building, Villa Lucca
2022
AIA National Housing Award, Costa Rica Treehouse
Architectural Digest’s AD100 list, Olson Kundig
World Interiors News Awards, Gold Medal, One-Off Homes – Large & Small Category, Bilgola Beach House
Mountain Living Magazine, Top Architects and Designers List, Olson Kundig
Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Awards XL West Firm, Honorable Mention, Olson Kundig
2021
AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Design Awards, Merit Award, Woodway Residence
AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Design Awards, Citation Award, Costa Rica Treehouse
Architectural Digest, AD100 List, Olson Kundig
Mountain Living Magazine, Top Architects and Designers List, Olson Kundig
Master Builders Association of NSW Excellence in Housing Awards, Winner (Contract Houses, $9 Million – $10 Million), Bilgola Beach House
2020
Fast Company, World’s Most Innovative Companies List, Olson Kundig
Architectural Digest, AD100 List, Olson Kundig
2019
Wallpaper* Design Awards, Best New Private House Finalist, Costa Rica Treehouse
2015
AIA Washington Civic Design Awards, Merit Award, Tacoma Art Museum Haub Gallery
2012
International Architecture Award, European Centre and Chicago Athenaeum, Art Stable
2011
AIA Seattle Honor Award, Art Stable
AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Honor Award, Art Stable
AIA National Housing Award, Art Stable
Residential Architect Design Award, Project of the Year, Art Stable
2010
AIA Seattle Honor Awards, Citation, Art Stable Hinge
2007
American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum, House of Light