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Congratulations Mercy Housing Northwest on the groundbreaking of Aviva Crossing! Last Wednesday, we celebrated this exciting milestone alongside many community partners who played a crucial role in the project's success. This new, affordable family housing development will provide 129 homes, half of which consist of two- and three-bedroom apartments. The 138,883-sf project addresses the ongoing displacement of low-income families and the critical need for affordable housing in Pierce County. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dvp3ka-V Mithun provided integrated design services, including architecture, interior design and landscape architecture. Additional design team members include AHBL Inc., Atlas Design Group, Inc. (MBE/DBE), 4EA Building Science and O'Brien360.

We‘re looking forward to the International Mass Timber Conference next week in Portland, OR! The annual event is the largest?gathering of mass timber experts and stakeholders in the world, focusing on the entire supply chain for?mass timber. Our team in attendance has deep experience designing and implementing mass timber buildings for K-12 schools, universities, mixed use development, office and industrial/fulfillment centers. We’re excited to exchange lessons learned and build the future in wood together. DON’T MISS— Mithun associate principal Marna Abrams?will be a featured panelist for? “Advancing Mass Timber: Effective Storytelling for Mass Timber Adoption Across Sectors” on Thursday, March 27 from 10:30am-12:00pm. Join us at this session with Skanska, Cambium and Polygon: https://lnkd.in/g-27UwYw Visit the TallWood Design Institute booth (#302) to learn about our new mass timber student housing and dining for Oregon State University. We hope to see you there! Craig Curtis, FAIA Dawid P. Dustann Jones Edward Palushock Hilary Noll Joseph Swain Marna Abrams May So Nathaniel Smith, RA, AIA #internationalmasstimberconference #masstimber #sustainabledesign #MithunMassTimber

We had a blast hosting sophomores from Highline Public Schools Maritime High School last week for the first creative session of their pier design project. The “Designing Downstream” workshop kicks off a multiweek project-based learning program in which students are challenged to design a pier in the most resource- and cost-effective way possible. Students broke into small groups to envision unique community spaces, consulting Mithun professionals as they navigate the design process. In the coming weeks, students will work to research, analyze costs and refine their projects. Our team is looking forward to visiting this inspiring class again for their final presentations at the end of the month! Huge thanks to the 2025 mentors Emma Gaulke-Janowski, NCIDQ, LEED AP, Abisai Martinez Laredo, Alexander Ayala, Carl Dominguez, AIA LEED AP BD and C, Erik Larson, Maria Garcia Llop, Toby Peterson, Ezra Homison, Lani Lee and JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox, AIA LEED AP for a successful workshop.

We are saddened to share the passing of Barney, a 39-year-old harbor seal, beloved member of the Seattle Aquarium family and our neighbor on the Seattle waterfront. We were honored to collaborate with the Aquarium on the renovation of their Harbor Seal exhibit, where Barney lived the last 12 years of his life. This project increased the tank’s water depth, expanded the seals’ dry resting area (or haul-out space) for sunbathing, installed acrylic viewing panels on three sides and created arena seating to accommodate over 100 visitors. Getting to know Barney was a highlight for our team. His playful antics have delighted generations! Barney fans can find his obituary on the Seattle Aquarium website: https://lnkd.in/gYrykC6K

Attending the 10th Annual Green Infrastructure Summit of the Salish Sea tomorrow? We are excited to participate in two sessions, and hope you’ll join us: At 9:45 am: “Adopt-a-Downspout: Filtering 6PPD-Q from Elevated Roadways using Box of Rain” This plenary session features Stewardship Partners’ "adopt-a-downspout" pilot project, an initiative that uses boxes filled with mulch, gravel, coconut husks, and biochar to filter runoff from the Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge and protect salmon in local waterways. Mithun partner Dakota J. Keene will present along with Stewardship Partners executive director David Burger, The Nature Conservancy project manager Katherine Sievers, Washington State Department of Transportation Stormwater Branch Manager Tony Bush and Herrera Environmental Consultants principal scientist and information systems director Dylan Ahearn, Ph.D.. At 2:30pm: "Leveraging Transit and TOD for Innovative Infrastructure" This panel discussion led by Mithun partner Deb Guenther will explore opportunities to leverage significant public and private investment in regional growth centers to implement innovative green infrastructure systems. Deb’s co-panelists include Sound Transit high-capacity transit development manager Miranda Redinger, AICP and Snohomish County senior planner Matthew Siddons, AICP, MCIP-I. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gyTMC3JM

Last week, Georgia Institute of Technology leaders, students and alumni held a groundbreaking ceremony for Curran Street Residence Hall, the campus’s first new student housing project in decades! The project will transform an existing parking lot and landscape yard into a vibrant campus gateway catering to first-year student growth. Our team was thrilled to join the Georgia Tech community (and Buzz Yellow-Jacket) in celebration of this milestone. Go Jackets! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dtEyxgEk Mithun is the lead designer in association with Lord Aeck Sargent, collaborating design architect. Additional team members include New South Construction, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and PAE Engineering.

Maceo May Apartments is featured in Urban Land Magazine! The affordable housing project is showcased among ten exemplary resilient developments that model ways to prepare for climate stresses and shocks. Maceo May Apartments was the first building completed as part of a master-planned redevelopment of Treasure Island. The six-story 100% affordable housing community incorporates 105 homes for formerly homeless Veterans and their families. The building’s highly resilient and sustainable design approach was essential for fulfilling the core purpose of the building—delivering stability, supportive services and well-being for its residents. “The San Francisco office of Mithun designed the building to withstand multiple challenges including sea level rise, power shutoffs and smoke caused by wildfires, extreme heat and seismic events.” To learn more about performance highlights, read the article by Ron Nyren: https://lnkd.in/gK43HkPs Additional detail about the building design and key strategies to ensure resident wellbeing at times of stress is available via the Urban Land Institute Developing Urban Resilience case study: https://lnkd.in/gTfymhWy Maceo May was developed by Chinatown Community Development Center and Swords to Plowshares. Photo by Bruce Damonte.

On Tuesday, March 11th, we’ll be hosting a special event at Pier 56 dedicated to the future of timber in sustainable construction!?The Timber Connections?series by Rothoblaas brings together leading voices in architecture, engineering and timber technology to share groundbreaking work and visions for a more sustainable world. Please join us to connect with experts, gain valuable insights and be part of the conversation on pushing the boundaries of sustainable construction forward. Register now: https://lnkd.in/ghMU8PgJ Mithun senior associate?Joseph Swain?will share his experiences working with modular and prefabricated mass timber systems, from schools and offices to large scale residential and industrial projects. Additional speakers include WoodWorks regional director Michael Muller, PE, SE , @SSF Structural Engineering project manager Aaron Lieberman and Polygon US business development manager Chris Cortinas.

The Mithun Seattle office on Pier 56 has been awarded Living Building Challenge? (LBC) Petal certification, featuring the Materials, Equity and Beauty petals! The rigorous review standard required a deep collaboration between designers, manufacturers and consultants to understand the sourcing and ‘ingredients list’ of each building and finish material. Nearly 1,000 different products were considered for the project! Eighty-nine of those products were rejected for not meeting the Red List standard and another 133 products were considered but not used. Ultimately, 724 reviewed LBC products were installed and over 100 advocacy letters were sent, and calls made to manufacture reps requesting their future participation in material disclosure. Interventions with FSC certified wood complement the historic pier structure, while a collection of amenity and active collaboration spaces at the center of the office—including a casual crit space, makerspace, materials lab and kitchen with espresso machine—bring creative energy and laughter to the daily experience. “The Mithun office showcases a thoughtful blend of material selection, salvaged materials, and collaboration with local artists, creating an inspiring and engaging environment… Ultimately, a project transcends its physical attributes when it fosters a connection to something larger than itself, embodying a spirit or relationship that resonates with its surroundings,” Living Future shares in the Pier 56 Mithun Office case study. To learn more: https://lnkd.in/g85zk_XT Mithun provided integrated design services including architecture and interior design. The design team also includes Abbott Construction (general contractor), MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions (mechanical and plumbing), Kemly Electric Inc (electrical), Coughlin Porter Lundeen (structural engineer) and Materially Better (IES) (certification consultant). Photographs by KEVIN SCOTT.

We are pleased to announce that Mithun partner Deb Guenther is serving on the national American Society of Landscape Architects advisory group to develop an updated, profession-wide Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan. Deb will specifically work to update the plan for the next five years with a focus on equity. “I so appreciate the opportunity to work with many of our Mithun friends and colleagues on scaling up a response to the biodiversity and climate challenge,” Guenther shared. “We will be looking for the ways that the people who are most affected day-to-day are guiding the responses that are most relevant and effective in their neighborhood.” The Climate Action Plan, first released in 2022, seeks to transform the practice of landscape architecture by 2040 through actions taken by ASLA and its members focused on biodiversity and ecological restoration, climate mitigation and adaptation, equity and economic development. The new task force of climate and biodiversity leaders will work on a broadened scope—the climate and biodiversity crises will be treated as equal priorities, and the focus will be on actions that tackle both crises in an equitable way. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/drWPCkQR