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We’re thrilled to share that Blakely Elementary School was recognized with the 2021 A4LE Washington Polished Apple Award! Congrats to Bainbridge Island School District, this incredible school community and our integrated design team. Thank you to the awards committee and thoughtful design jury for their support of this program and preK-12 planning/design excellence. Shown in photo is the beloved school library, which enjoys immersive connection with the forest beyond. Learning spaces through the high-performance campus are positioned to maximize visual and physical access to nature, enhancing the curriculum and student health benefits. 📷: @k7scott

Posted: 08.24.2021

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Since its opening in 1922, the @HollywoodBowl has been the premier destination for live music in Southern California, hosting everyone from Billie Holiday to The Beatles to Yo-Yo Ma under the iconic silhouette of its concentric-arched band shell. Our Los Angeles studio, Mithun | Hodgetts + Fung completed master planning and redesign of the landmark performing arts center and amphitheater with Gruen Associates, executive architect. The new band shell re-invents the acoustics, enhances the functionality and nearly doubles the size of the eighty-year-old icon it replaced, while echoing the memory and visual identity of the beloved original. The structure enhances the experience of traditional orchestral ensembles, mic’d performances and large traveling shows. 📷: Tom Bonner Tell us, what shows have you seen at the Hollywood Bowl?

Posted: 08.23.2021

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We’re excited to participate in this weekend’s Seattle Design Festival, a two-day street fair celebrating the powerful ways design affects our lives. Our contribution, the Pop-up Lounge celebrates decentering the designer through active listening to community needs. In conversations with Sawhorse Revolution, a fabulous non-profit that teaches youth carpentry and design through community projects, Mithun learned that they needed tables… so we built a collection for the temporary exhibit and later relocation to the new Sawhorse classroom. We hope you’ll swing by Lake Union Park this weekend, Aug 21 & 22, and visit the Pop-up Lounge to engage with other guests and consider the voices that are often left out of design conversations!

Posted: 08.20.2021

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A thoughtful renovation, the University of Washington Children’s Center at Portage Bay transforms an existing University parking garage into a sustainable, connected and playful early learning center for infants and children up to age five. The design supports Montessori-based learning with diverse opportunities for hands-on engagement, and linked indoor and outdoor learning spaces for exploration. 📷: @k7scott

Posted: 08.12.2021