Marna Abrams, Author at Mithun

Happy New Year! We’re entering 2020 with a spring in our step and renewed focus on creating positive change through design. Featured in the photo are townhouse entries at Arras—a new mixed-use residential community in Bellevue’s Spring District, an evolving 36-acre transit oriented development centered on a future light rail station. With a pedestrian scale that puts people first, the project promotes social interaction and healthy living. Explore the project at http://mithun.com/project/arras (clickable link in bio) 📷: @k7scott

Posted: 01.04.2020

News

Decarbonizing Buildings for All

Mithun’s all-electric affordable housing projects are featured in the Rocky Mountain Institute’s coverage of the Getting to Zero Forum and efforts to equitably decarbonize the economy.

12.27.2019

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UC Irvine’s Middle Earth Expansion weaves a new living-learning community into the larger campus fabric. Two residential towers rise above a mixed use podium and richly landscaped base, echoing the natural form and color of the region’s limestone canyons. Centrally located along the central Ring Road, a primary pedestrian connector on campus, this gateway project offers diverse pathways to access or pass through Middle Earth. 📷: @k7scott

Posted: 12.23.2019

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HOLIDAY GREETINGS! With a focus on creating livable cities for all, our integrated design teams in San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles collaborate on inventive design solutions that address emergent challenges of the urban condition. Mithun partner Craig Hodgetts’ joyful, future-forward visions of L.A. from three decades ago fuse the passion for people, place, technology and culture that continues to drive our work. From all of us, wishing you a restful holiday and a most useful new year!

Posted: 12.20.2019

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HANDS-ON LEARNING: Student-led exploration drives learning at the Athenian School’s new industrial arts maker space. In the Mithun-designed Makers Studio, an array of tools and electronics support student-led projects including an FAA approved two-seat plane made by hand, a bio-digester that makes methane from compost, a mobile refrigeration unit with electronic generation for third world countries and even a scalable bionic heart and prosthetic limb. Exciting to see the innovations happening here! 📷: Joe Fletcher

Posted: 12.17.2019

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RT @lafoundation: At @UWBuiltEnv, LAF's 2020 CSI team will be working with @mithun_design to examine the #landscapeperformance benefits ofâ¦

Posted: 12.16.2019

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Maker labs open doors to STEM careers. Currently under construction at Seattle University, the new Center for Science and Innovation aims to break down academic silos in sciences and engineering, and to make STEM learning relevant to the entire student population by placing the disciplines within a welcoming, student-centered hub for social gathering and events. The staffed innovation lab is an interdisciplinary and inclusive environment that encourages curiosity and exploration among all students to activate more diverse student engagement with the sciences. Learn more in a new ideas post: https://mithun.com/2019/12/09/how-maker-labs-can-open-doors-to-stem-careers/ (clickable link in bio)

Posted: 12.12.2019

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University-level maker spaces are playing a key role in increasing diversity in STEM degree programs. Learn about our exciting work on innovative labs at @SeattleU, @UCLA and @UW: https://t.co/IqpJOKr9OA #DesignforPositiveChange https://t.co/ZL3MK7rwqC

Posted: 12.12.2019

Ideas

How Maker Labs Can Open Doors to STEM Careers

Hands-on maker spaces introduce opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math to new audiences that might not otherwise consider them.

12.09.2019

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Schacht Aslani Architects has joined Mithun's integrated design practice. We have a long history of complementary expertise and professional collaboration, and this new union leverages the knowledge and client work of both firms to deliver complex projects of scale throughout the West Coast and beyond. http://mithun.com/schachtaslani/ (clickable link in bio) 📷: Doug J Scott

Posted: 12.04.2019