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James L. Cutler, FAIA is a registered architect in Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, Tennessee, Montana, Wyoming, Rhode Island and North Carolina. He has a Master of Architecture degree from the Louis I. Kahn Studio, and Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts degrees from University of Pennsylvania.

Jim has lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington since 1974 and is a founding member of the Bainbridge Island Land Trust, a non-profit organization which acquires interests in land having significant conservation values such as scenic vistas, wetlands, wildlife corridors and protection of animal habitat.

Jim often serves as a juror for regional and national Design competitions and has held teaching positions at the University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, Dartmouth, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, University of California-Berkeley, University of Oklahoma and Middlebury College in Vermont. Jim was also chosen as “Artist in Residence’ at Dartmouth College, then returned two years later to teach Studio Art.

Perhaps Jim’s most famous project has been as co-architect (with Peter Bohlin) for the design of the Bill Gates estate in Medina, Washington. Most recently he was the Design Architect for the renovation of the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Oregon. This mixed-use 18-story building has achieved LEED Platinum status, providing unprecedented energy efficiencies for any high-rise building on the west coast of the United States.

Established in 1977, Cutler Anderson Architects is nationally known for its environmental awareness and sensitivity to place, institution and materials. Dedicated to design excellence, the firm of thirteen employees has received six National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects and over 45 national and regional awards for residential and commercial designs.

Cutler Anderson projects have been featured in newspapers and magazines such as: Architectural Record, Residential Architects, Green Source, The New York Times, The Smithsonian, Hausier,

James L. Cutler, FAIA is a registered architect in Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, Tennessee, Montana, Wyoming, Rhode Island and North Carolina. He has a Master of Architecture degree from the Louis I. Kahn Studio, and Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts degrees from University of Pennsylvania.

Jim has lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington since 1974 and is a founding member of the Bainbridge Island Land Trust, a non-profit organization which acquires interests in land having significant conservation values such as scenic vistas, wetlands, wildlife corridors and protection of animal habitat.

Jim often serves as a juror for regional and national Design competitions and has held teaching positions at the University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, Dartmouth, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, University of California-Berkeley, University of…

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