Renowned Bainbridge Island architect James Cutler will present “Cutler Anderson Architects: The Houses” at Eagle Harbor Book Company at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1.

The sumptuous book tells the story of the innovative architecture firm Cutler Anderson Architects. Since its founding in 1977, the firm has evolved to understand that the ultimate objective of any architectural design is to reveal what is true about all of the circumstances of a project. From place to program, from materials to shape, all components need to be understood and designed into a harmonious whole that reveals each component’s nature.

This genuinely rigorous task has been both the focus and the intellectual stimulant of their practice and, it is hoped, will continue to be their passion in the future.

This single-minded attitude has led to successful and award winning projects on three continents. The firm’s staff of 14 is currently engaged in both residential and commercial projects throughout 10 states, plus ones in Poland and the Czech Republic.