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Metropolis POV on Integrated Design
01.05.2009 Mithun, In The News
In her article, Integrated Design, a review of the new Ecotone book about Mithun’s projects and culture, Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson writes:
Integrated Design—Mithun, written by David Macaulay, tells the story of the Seattle-based architecture firm, which first opened its doors in the 1950’s. Its founder, Omer Mithun, built a practice around inquisition, research, and ecology and his early projects set a new standard for sustainability.
“In some ways, integrated design is more like a water color painting than a jigsaw puzzle where there is only one solution and all of the pieces fit together in a pre-determined way,” Macaulay writes. […] Even the book is a model of thoughtful design. Published by Ecotone Publishing, the book is printed on chlorine-free Reincarnation Matte paper, which is 100% recycled, using vegetable-based inks.
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