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Design for Health Equity: From Healthy Places to Inclusive Communities

Leading cities and organizations are looking upstream to build back better and address barriers to healthy housing, clean energy and air, reliable transportation and essential services. Erin Christensen Ishizaki shares highlights from recent planning and strategic efforts in Portland, OR, Denver and Kirkland, WA, that support resilient, inclusive communities.

05.18.2021

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Today we’re showcasing Centering Health Equity, a Mithun R+D effort in collaboration with the Green Health Partnership. Centering Health Equity sets a course to build back better towards stronger communities and thriving businesses by centering health equity in the built environment projects and practice. The team’s hybrid approach includes case study narratives, interviews and workshop development of an open-source beta Action Framework to inspire broad application and continual improvement. Interested in learning more? Visit centeringequity.org for info and to join the community of practice. #MithunRD #MithunResearch

Posted: 05.18.2021

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Do you miss outdoor music events as much as we do? We’re thrilled to see that the Ascend Amphitheater has a line-up of LIVE events starting tomorrow with the Nashville Ballet. Located at the foot of Nashville's famous country music promenade within a civic park along the Cumberland River, the outdoor event venue frames the city skyline and evokes the character of the city's 19th century limestone civic structures, cast iron bridges and ever-present musical heritage. The stage structure gestures towards the river, while a stone base defines and amplifies the natural materials used throughout the surrounding park. Designed by Mithun (as Hodgetts + Fung) in association with Smith Gee Studio, executive architect. LEED Gold certified. 📷: Rachel Paul

Posted: 05.13.2021

Events

Collective Impact 2021

Online Event

05.12.2021

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We’re thrilled to showcase Mithun R+D via a new tab on our website! Follow the link in our bio to explore featured research projects, learn about our R+D program, and be inspired by our project teams’ passions. Building on our legacy and history of research and development, in 2016, R+D efforts were formalized within the practice to further the mission of the firm — Design for Positive Change. Through internal project research, external partnerships, and intellectual research pursuits, Mithun R+D transforms projects and design with meaningful inquiry and exploration. Curious about what drives our research? Interested in collaborating? Cruise through mithun.com/design/r-d to learn more. #MithunRD #MithunResearch

Posted: 05.10.2021

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For an elevated experience, check out @SeattleBoulderingProject’s new Fremont location! The design transforms an existing warehouse and celebrates its architectural features, including a barrel vault roof and exposed wood decking, while positioning climbing walls to maximize height and open area. New slot windows create channels of light to emphasize the dramatic movements of climbing and mimic the changing conditions of shadows on rock faces in the outdoors. With custom-built terrain for all ages and levels, the space removes barriers and offers an inclusive experience for the curious as well as advanced climbers. 📷 : @k7scott

Posted: 05.10.2021

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Join us TODAY at 4pm CST to test and explore the Centering Health Equity action framework as part of our @AmericanPlanningAssociation #NPC21 session “Confronting Power and Privilege,” presented in collaboration with @USGBC, @PortlandGov Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and Verge Impact Partners. The framework envisions a radical shift toward inclusion across the multi-sector fields that influence the design, delivery and operation of real estate and public sector projects. Session info: bit.ly/2SjLAQ3 (clickable link in bio)

Posted: 05.06.2021