News: Mithun
Goodwill Job Training and Education Center Groundbreaking
02.17.2012 Mithun, In The News, Project Updates
Seattle Goodwill Industries held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, February 15 for the new Job Training and Education Center. When it opens in early 2013, the 48,000 square-foot facility will allow the nonprofit to expand its core mission to provide free job training and education services to better serve the community. Foushée & Associates Inc. is the general contractor for the project located at Seattle Goodwill’s Dearborn Street location south of downtown.
Continuing reading:- DJC.com, Goodwill to Start $14M building on campus at Rainier, Dearborn
- Central District News, Goodwill breaking ground on new building Wednesday
- Seattle.gov, Goodwill breaks ground on new workforce training facility
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Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce: 200 Occidental Moving Forward
02.13.2012 Mithun, In The News, Project Updates
Urban Visions has hired CBRE to market the $70 million mixed-use building on 200 Occidental Avenue. Mithun is designing the 250,000 sf, 11-story project in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. The building will include street-level retail, 80 apartment units and 130,000 sf of office space. Recently, the office market in and around Pioneer Square has been a magnet for tech and creative companies:
“It’s amazing,” said CBRE broker Brandon Weber, who is marketing the 200 Occidental space with colleague Owen Rice. “The market has done a complete 180 over the last nine to 12 months.”
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ARTDISH: Flush with Art
02.08.2012 Mithun, In The News
Public artwork played a large role in the design of the Brightwater Treatment Facility and Education Center, and several pieces can be seen throughout the treatment plant, public open space and natural habitat. As architectural designer for Brightwater, Mithun participated in the art master plan. Gary Faigin recently toured the facility to reflect on the use of art in the treatment plant:
“The 9 or so artists whose work I saw had been given an ambitious agenda, to create works that directly referenced the ugly but necessary work of the plant, separating bodily and other wastes from millions of gallons of water a day, and then returning the water to the environment.”
Read the full review at www.artdish.com.
Trim Tab: Breaking the Cost Barrier to Building Sustainable Affordable Housing
02.08.2012 Mithun, In The News
The non-profit partnership of Aeon and Hope Community, Inc. is transforming the process of developing high-performance, cost-effective affordable housing with South Quarter Phase IV. With Mithun as Design Architect and Cermak Rhodes Architects as Executive Architect, the mixed-income apartment building is being recognized in the industry as a change agent due to the team’s integrated design process, cost breakthroughs for sustainable housing and their pursuit of Living Building Challenge certification. An article published in the winter 2012 issue of Trim Tab Magazine highlights these project initiatives:
“The development of South Quarter Phase IV is being watched by many in the housing development arena because if its goal to provide a practical, replicable and scalable model for developing sustainable affordable housing.”
Read the full article in Trim Tab’s digital magazine.
Mithun’s mentorship culture recognized in Architect Magazine
01.27.2012 Mithun, In The News
The theme of the January 2012 issue of Architect Magazine is the future of the architectural workplace. One article highlights Mithun’s investment in employees and respectful office environment:
“Creating a culture of respect—of listening and engaging and mentoring one another—is at the heart of Mithun’s office policy. Employees of all levels consistently repeat a powerful refrain: A good idea can come from anywhere. ‘We don’t have a top-down design hierarchy,’ [Mithun’s Brendan Connolly] says. ‘The staff recognizes that there is opportunity to insert thought and opinions without fear of repercussion. Anyone can pull up a chair.’”
Read the full article at www.architectmagazine.com or in their digital magazine.
Summit Slope Park Wins 2010-2011 Design Excellence Award
The Seattle Design Commission has selected Summit Slope Park as one of the five winners of the 2010-2011 Design Excellence Awards. The Commission, made up of ten appointed professionals from design-related fields, has chosen the park because of its elegant design concept, contextual integration and social inclusion, stating:
“The park is a clear example of how simple design and detailing can become a backdrop to the neighborhood, enhance our experience of the city and create a well used and loved space for the community.”
Read more at seattle.gov.
Video: Chatham University Eden Hall Campus
01.12.2012 Mithun, Project Updates
Chatham University produced a video about the design of the new Eden Hall Campus. Mithun’s Sandra Mendler and Antonio Pares join Chatham President Esther Barazzone and Dean David Hassenzahl as they discuss the inspiration for the renovation.