Join our integrated design team! Weâre looking for an experienced Landscape Architect to help lead groundbreaking projects that advance #resilience and green stormwater infrastructure. Learn more: https://t.co/mvxSRaZzvn #designforpositivechange https://t.co/cVna8ESNA6
Posted: 09.12.2018
Events
Deconstructing Subsidized Affordable Housing
Elephant in the Room
San Francisco, CA
09.12.2018
Acoustic distraction consistently ranks as the top workplace complaint on employee surveys, with blame largely directed at poorly designed open offices. If noise is a given, how can designers best support employee focus and productivity? Architectural Record turned to Mithun partner Bill LaPatra and the design of Microsoft’s Bellevue offices for answers. The workplace invites staff to move between the shared open office and acoustically tailored activity spaces—including kitchens, a range of enclosed meeting rooms, and collaboration nooks—to obtain the physical layout and sound control best suited to the task at hand. Read more at: http://mithun.com/2018/09/11/workplace-acoustics-a-top-priority-at-microsoft-offices/ (clickable link in bio) 📷: @k7scott
Posted: 09.11.2018
“Architecture can be a stealth force for social equity.” 2018 Marvin Design Award honoree Anne Torney speaks about her commitment to affordable housing and positive change in Builder Magazine: https://www.builderonline.com/design/awards/2018-marvin-design-award-anne-torney_o
Posted: 09.11.2018
News
Workplace Acoustics a Top Priority at Microsoft Offices
Architectural Record turns to Bill LaPatra and Microsoft’s renovated Bellevue offices for best practices in workplace acoustics.
09.11.2018
Thank you to everyone that has come by to check out our “Sticks and Strings” installation at the 2018 Seattle Design Festival. It’s been a blast! We’ll be here in Seattle's Occidental Square again today until 6pm for the for the last day of the Block Party. Come say hi and experience the event’s 30 interactive installations exploring the theme of DesignTRUST. #SDF2018 #seadesignfest
Posted: 09.09.2018
A glimpse into the concept and assembly of “Sticks and Strings,” on display at the @seadesignfest Block Party this weekend in Occidental Park. This temporary installation provides visitors moments of play, relaxation and engagement while sponsoring small bonds of trust by encouraging individuals to achieve physical balance through social cooperation. Come check it out! We’ll be there all day Saturday + Sunday. Learn more about the design at https://www.designinpublic.org/event/sticks-and-strings/ (clickable link in bio) 📷: Zhenru Zhang, Brendan Connolly
Posted: 09.07.2018
âArchitecture can be a stealth force for social equity.â 2018 Marvin Design Award honoree Anne Torney speaks about her commitment to affordable housing and positive change in @Builderonline: https://t.co/OVaKjHCQUe
Posted: 09.07.2018
This week’s Puget Sound Business Journal features a great article about our collaboration with Nordic Museum to create a vibrant new home for Nordic arts and culture. Mithun’s Rich Franko and Nordic Museum CEO Eric Nelson discuss the design process, remarkable visitor growth and future opportunities: https://bit.ly/2Nqlyqx
Posted: 09.07.2018
What a beautiful week for the @HeartlinePDX photo shoot in Portland! We’re savoring this moment on the office building roof terrace, as sunset reflects off the residential highrise beyond. 📷: Kaylyn Martinez
Posted: 09.07.2018
