I love it when you get to touch all of those things you always hope to bring to a project—the sense of grounding in place, engagement with the user group, a strong sustainable design approach—things I think people can be really proud of.

Kirsten Ring Murray

Principal / Owner | FAIA

As principal and owner of Olson Kundig, Kirsten Ring Murray creates architecture grounded in a residential framework. Since joining the firm in 1989, she has applied these foundational principles across diverse typologies, locations, populations, and economies, producing designs that resonate deeply with their context. Kirsten views her practice as an opportunity to directly impact those who inhabit these spaces while also expanding the scale and reach of Olson Kundig’s work.

Kirsten Ring Murray: Every day

In Every day, Seattle-based architect Kirsten R. Murray presents eleven works drawn from her nearly three decades in practice. These projects focus on an aspect of the “everyday”—the places and environments we experience in daily life. These smaller-scale, nuanced projects have formed a through-line in Murray’s design practice; her close attention to the patterns and habits of the people who inhabit these spaces has come to inform Murray’s larger mixed-use and master planning work. No matter the scale or location, Murray’s work demonstrates the possibility of transformation and elevation through the everyday—the tactile, unfolding experiences of the human body in space that we often take for granted.

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[storefront] documenta

CreateSpace | 2014/05

From 2011 to 2013, [storefront] Olson Kundig was a venue for the firm’s community collaborations, R&D initiatives and exhibit design installations. Merging social practice, artistic experimentation, education and design, [storefront] evolved each month with changing content, partnerships and opportunities for creative exploration. [storefront] documenta is a handbook guide to this family of exhibitions, interweaving highlights and photographs for an intimate look at each installation. For those interested in the intersection of design and the world at large, [storefront] documenta provides a unique view into worlds ranging from the familiar (custom hardware and craftsmanship) to those beyond architectural practice (poetry, film, social justice and advocacy). Published by CreateSpace

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