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We are excited to celebrate 30 years of the Mpact Transit + Community Conference! Two Mithun sessions, both on Tuesday October 28th at 4pm, will share place-based solutions that center social connection and well-being in transit-oriented community development. "BELONGING IN MOTION: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS CITIES GROW AND EVOLVE," presented by Erin Christensen Ishizaki Lean in as we explore how development and rezoning efforts can partner with communities — especially those most at risk of displacement — to shape futures rooted in local identity and shared vision. Attendees will leave with a stronger sense of what it takes to move from consultation to co-creation – to build transit along with trust and belonging. Erin’s co-presenters are Sound Transit high-capacity transit development manager Miranda Redinger, AICP, Neighboring Concepts chief executive officer Cathy Morrison, FAIA and Neighboring Concepts partner Luke Volkmar. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gwDCQ6SV “COMPLETE COMMUNITIES: BUILDING SUPPORT & CREATING THRIVING COMMERCIAL SPACES,” presented by Anne Torney This case study presentation will detail design and outreach at Kapuso at the Upper Yard, 130 units of affordable family housing over community-serving commercial and a new public open space at a busy BART station. A multi-lingual community co-design process elevated the voices of underrepresented groups amongst multiple public agencies and catalyzed support for increased public benefit. Anne’s co-presenters include Stantec transit planner and project manager Austin Gibble, Stantec vice president, urban places fellow David Dixon FAIA and Leland Consulting Group managing principal Chris Zahas. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g85MqvYb

We’re counting down to the 2025 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo! Join us three weeks from today in Los Angeles for the largest annual gathering for green building professionals worldwide. We look forward to presenting three sessions and a tour of the award-winning UCLA campus — each highlighting innovations that are enhancing resilience, sustainability and wellbeing across cities and communities. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gsP3yX54 “UCLA’S SUSTAINABLE HOUSING AND RESILIENT CAMPUS DESIGN TOUR”  — Monday, 11/3 at 1:00pm This session provides an insider’s perspective into key sustainability initiatives and innovative student housing on UCLA’s vibrant urban campus. Attendees will explore operational and capital project design strategies used to achieve LEED Gold certification while designing vibrant student life facilities like Olympic and Centennial Residence Halls that will also accommodate 2028 Olympic Games participants. Led by the university and Mithun’s Simone Barth, Brendan Connolly, Tim House and Nick Wai-Poi. “CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS: THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH” — Tuesday, 11/4 at 9:00am Mithun partner Erin Christensen Ishizaki will help lead the Greenbuild Healthy Spaces for All Summit opening session. This panel presentation and workshop will establish how building performance intersects with public health and climate challenges, setting the stage for the Summit's exploration of actionable strategies throughout the project delivery cycle. “UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND LOW CARBON: A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP” — Thursday, 11/6 at 1:15pm Mithun partner JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox, AIA LEED AP will share examples of how carefully curated accessibility features can be seamlessly integrated into a building’s architecture, and how low carbon strategies support universal design goals. JoAnn’s co-presenters are Hansel Bauman architecture + planning founding principal Hansel Bauman, LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects associate Cecily Ng, AIA and University of California, San Francisco real estate senior program manager for ADA Benjamin Perez Lecuona, MBA, PMP, CSM. “DON’T SWEAT IT: DESIGNING FOR EXTREME HEAT AND RESILIENCE”  — Thursday, 11/6 at 1:15pm This presentation led by Mithun sustainability integration leaders Mike Fowler and Claire McConnell will share integrated design and building enclosure strategies that reduce peak cooling demand, enhance passive survivability and improve climate resilience. Co-presenters include Missoula Public Health air quality specialist Kerri Mueller and University of Washington Integrated Design Lab research engineer Teresa Moroseos. We look forward to seeing you there! #Greenbuild2025

In a twist to the traditional groundbreaking, MidPen Housing Corporation hosted a celebratory wall-raising event for Summer Oaks, a new affordable housing development in Sonoma, California. This project will provide 72 affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for families, including 52 homes reserved for residents who work in farming and agriculture. Affordable housing is an essential component to building resilience in this community repeatedly impacted by the rising cost of living across the North Bay and natural disasters such as wildfires. The new homes feature cross ventilation, abundant natural light, materials selected for healthy air quality, and an amenity program that supports active and community-oriented lifestyles. “We took cues from the site itself – the existing oaks, the creek, nearby parks and trails, Sonoma’s climate – to create what we hope will be a great place for children and families,” said Mithun partner Anne Torney. Learn more about the design: https://lnkd.in/g3qNB9AG Mithun is providing architecture, landscape architecture and interior design services. The project team includes Adobe Associates, Inc., civil; IDA Structural Engineers, Inc., structural; Guttmann & Blaevoet Consulting Engineers, MEP; Steelhead Engineers, waterproofing; Coffman Engineers, acoustics; and Midstate Construction Corporation, general contractor

We are glad to join AIA San Francisco next week, at the Center for Architecture + Design, San Francisco, for a panel presentation that will share effective strategies for designing and building high-density multifamily housing. “Mi Casa es Su Casa: Creating a Sense of Home in High Density Housing,” will explore recent built works around the Bay Area as case studies. Panelists, including Mithun associate principal Iveanette Santiago Rivera, will discuss technology’s impact on design and construction, urban vs. suburban considerations, equity-driven design and their unique approaches to creating a sense of home and community. Sign up today! https://lnkd.in/gkb7hKsE Additional panelists include BAR Architects & Interiors principal Patricia Centeno, AIA, LEED AP and Herman Coliver Locus Architecture principal Melissa Iris Garcia. Herman Coliver Locus Architecture founding principal Bob Herman will serve as the moderator. 

Next Wednesday kicks off National Forest Products Week, a time to celebrate the essential role forests play in our environment and economy. We are participating in a session, led by The Watershed Research and Training Center, that will discuss how we can create local supply chains to help California’s forests thrive! Join Mithun senior associate Joseph Swain for the online session “Building Regional Supply Chains to Support California Forests,” to hear an architect’s perspective on intentionally specifying wood in conversation with a multi-disciplinary panel of specialists. Joe will share case study examples, including work with California State Parks and wood construction in California housing, as well as Mithun’s approaches to carbon and procurement challenges. Learn more about the free webinar: https://lnkd.in/gXaCWgp5 Joe’s co-presenters are Forestree Collective CEO Jeremy Fisher, WWF manager Jason Grant, USGBC California executive director Ben Stapleton and Watershed Center wood enterprise lead Clarke Stevenson.

The ASLA 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture is this weekend! Join us in New Orleans for two sessions and a tour of the award-winning Louisiana Children’s Museum. Our landscape designers and thought leaders are excited to engage in conversations about sustainable materials, resilience and environmental programming. “LIVING IN A RECLAIMED MATERIAL WORLD” Friday, 10/10 at 8:30am Attendees will learn how designing landscapes with reclaimed materials helps foster a deeper connection with local communities and the environment, and explore design approaches that minimize waste. Learn more about this session presented by Mithun senior associate Alyssa Olson . PLA . ASLA: https://lnkd.in/gSk4d65Q   “BUILDING CAPACITY WITH FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES: RESILIENCE HUBS FOR ALL” Friday, 10/10 at 2:00pm Mithun associate principal Shannon Lee will share the value of resilience hubs — economically, socially and environmentally — across scales of neighborhood, city and region. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g83QF5jF   “LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: A JOYOUS AND RESILIENT LANDSCAPE IN CITY PARK” Monday, 10/13 at 8:15am This field session and tour of the ASLA award-winning landscape at the Louisiana Children’s Museum, led by Mithun principal Christian Runge, will focus on the project’s relationship with the New Orleans Water Plan, which was created following Hurricane Katrina. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCviQ-b8   Connect with members of our landscape team that will be in attendance: Dakota J. Keene, Ana Cristina Garcia, PLA, ASLA, Kasia Keeley, Zoe Kasperzyk and Audrey Maloney. We look forward to seeing you there! #ASLA2025

We are excited to participate in the American Planning Association WA Chapter Annual Conference next week! Two Mithun sessions will dive into the nuances of bringing more middle housing to Washington State. Visit our exhibitor booth to connect with us and learn more about Mithun’s urban design and planning practice. “A MIDDLE HOUSING PLAYBOOK: LESSONS LEARNED AND LOOKING AHEAD” 9:00am - 10:15am This moderated discussion led by Mithun associate principal Brad Barnett provides an emerging playbook of strategies from three jurisdictions – Tacoma, Kirkland and Mountlake Terrace – that have implemented different approaches to middle housing, to help you decide which is right for your community. Brad’s co-panelists are Brian Boudet, AICP from the City of Tacoma, Adam Weinstein from the City of Kirkland and Christy Osborn from the City of Mountlake Terrace. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g6aMTYpu "GROWING TOGETHER: TACOMA’S MIDDLE HOUSING AND URBAN FOREST" 3:00pm - 4:15pm This panel led by Mithun partner Heidi Oien will discuss how the Home in Tacoma middle housing code offers opportunities for middle housing and urban forest to grow together. Heidi and her co-presenters, City of Tacoma planning division manager Brian Boudet, Pierce County program specialist Alyssa Torrez and City of Tacoma urban forest manager Mike Carey, will share how incentives and flexibility for retention of existing buildings and trees can achieve goals for housing everyone in a changing climate. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g9rEYg3S

Last Friday, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 joined community leaders, project partners and future residents for the ribbon cutting ceremony of 400 China Basin. Celebrated as a “unicorn” project, the $91 million affordable housing development provides affordable home ownership for first-time middle and low-income households, with access to spectacular views, transit and jobs. Amenities support well-being for all ages – including a business center, teen room, yoga studio, family terrace, generous eighth-floor community room and roof deck. Ample views throughout reinforce connection with place and the greater neighborhood. The project design also emphasizes resilience to create a sustainable and long-lasting community asset, with the ground floor elevated four feet to reduce flood risk from sea level rise, a durable exterior envelope, high-quality interior finishes, rooftop renewable energy, and all-electric systems to reduce HOA dues and minimize environmental impact. The project is targeting GreenPoint Platinum certification. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gWn8ziSD The innovative, below-market-rate ownership housing project is developed by Curtis Development (Charmaine Curtis), Michael Simmons Property Development and Young Community Developers. Mithun led the architectural design in collaboration with Y.A. studio, associate architect. The project team includes Nibbi Brothers General Contractors, general contractor; GLS Landscape | Architecture landscape architecture; KPFF Consulting Engineers, structural engineer; 360 Engineering & Environmental, MEP; LUK AND ASSOCIATES, civil engineer; CSDA Design Group, acoustics; Weller Design Architectural, lighting design.

Attending the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) Conference in San Francisco? We are excited to lead a session this Friday, and collaborate with affordable housing leaders and practitioners. Join Mithun principal Kristen Belt for the panel presentation “Child Care and Affordable Housing: Lessons Learned from Co-location Projects,” to examine the challenges and opportunities of co-locating childcare with affordable housing. Kristen will present Kapuso at the Upper Yard — a San Francisco development that combines 130 units of affordable housing with a YMCA childcare center — as a case study, to explore how integrated planning can better support families and communities. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gRsWsttp Kristen’s co-presenters are YMCA of Greater San Francisco executive director of ECE programs Anne Senores, Dorman Associates, Inc. architect Ava Rahimi Farab and Low Income Investment Fund manager Sean Doocy.

It was such a pleasure to gather with the University of Washington, Sellen Construction and project supporters for the groundbreaking of the iconic ASUW Shell House. For more than a century this place has shaped stories of resilience, belonging and achievement. This renovation will extend the legacy for the enjoyment and inspiration of future generations. Situated on the northeast bank of the Montlake Cut, the national landmark has a storied past. The location was historically known as “Carry a Canoe” in Lushootseed, stəx̌ʷugʷit (stukh-ug-weelth), and served as a natural portage site. Constructed in 1918 as a U.S. Navy seaplane hangar, the ASUW Shell House quickly transitioned to the home of the celebrated UW Rowing program and George Pocock’s renowned racing shell workshop, chronicled in The Boys in the Boat. Improvements to the structure, exterior envelope, fire safety and visitor experience will transform the aging building into a vibrant destination for student life, diverse events and historical perspective. Key elements include preservation of the long-span trusses, hangar doors and original wood interior, as well as the addition of a full-height glazed wall with operable sliding doors that reveal views and enable access to the water’s edge year-round. New interpretive exhibits acknowledge the site’s layered history, including its use by Coast Salish peoples, and seek to honor these communities through a variety of installations and programs. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gH4TJtAF Mithun is providing integrated architecture, landscape architecture and interior design services in collaboration with Sellen Construction, the design-build lead and general contractor. Additional design team members include Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA), exhibit design; P2S, mechanical and plumbing engineering; Coffman Engineers, electrical engineering; Coughlin Porter Lundeen, structural engineering; Mayfly, civil engineering; GeoEngineers Inc., geotechnical engineering; BuildingWork, historic preservation consulting; Applied Building Information LLC, specifications; LSTN Consultants, acoustical and audiovisual engineering; Stantec, lighting design; 4EA Building Science, envelope; WBLA, irrigation; O'Brien360, LEED consultant; and Intertek, commissioning agent. Trade partners include Auburn Mechanical, Inc., mechanical and plumbing; Prime Electric, electrical and lighting; Goldfinch Bros., Inc., glazing contractor; and Patriot Fire Protection, fire sprinkler design-build. Renders by Plomp for Mithun | Sellen. Groundbreaking photo by Tara Brown Photography.