MITHUN, INC.
SEATTLE, WA

Mithun is a design firm. We are committed to design’s ability to anticipate and address the challenges of the future. We are united by a belief in the power of design Our entrepreneurial culture of sharing and learning from many points of view comes from our founder, Omer Mithun, who never heard an idea he wouldn’t discuss. Today, as he did then, we engage together to advance knowledge and creativity. Our teams are structured to welcome ideas, reward collaboration and invite constant professional challenge. Staff-initiated programs – from Mithuniversity to ACE Mentors and Mithun Wellness – enrich our practice, enliven our workplace and open the door for new discoveries. The Mithun Mentors program recognizes staff who generously “pull up a chair” to share their knowledge, guidance and encouragement with others around them. More than six staff have been recognized in recent years. We’re proud to support interdisciplinary design through the Mithun/Russell Family Foundation Endowed Professor in Sustainability at the UW College of Built Environments. Art inspires our work and enriches our communities. Mithun hosts a changing art gallery within the Seattle office to provide a venue for emerging and established artists in our local community. We are constantly looking for ways to optimize health and well-being in the office. Staff favorites include standing workstations, in-office massage, healthy afternoon snacks, and operable windows in both of our offices. Mithuniversity A leader in the environmental movement for more than 20 years, Mithun has offset the firm’s entire operational carbon footprint since 2004 through funding of methane capture from dairy cows, wind power development, and other innovative regional projects. Mithun staff participate in the ACE Mentor Program, which provides hands-on project-based learning for high school students interested in architecture, construction and engineering careers. Recognizing the environmental challenge of our generation, the firm’s Climate Partnership program provides financial support for staff to make energy improvements in their own homes. Mithunerfest Mithun provides bike storage at each of our offices, and we even have bikes to check out for rides to nearby jobsites or a lunchtime workout. Our strong bike culture also extends beyond commuting to include group rides and organized events. Like our founder, Omer Mithun, we are constantly experimenting with new technologies and approaches to design. Virtual reality is a recent example with big results. We give big, through time and contributions, to the communities where we live and work. Our leadership is actively involved at the board level of many civic institutions, and we encourage all staff to engage in professional and community service that aligns with their passions. Mithun’s commitment to community, education, environment and the arts is underscored by a legacy of service and financial support to numerous national and local organizations, like those listed below. Mithun is a national practice. From offices in San Francisco and Seattle, we integrate architecture, interiors and landscapes with urban design and planning to design innovative places that elevate the human experience. We are a mission-driven, design-first firm, committed to delivering the highest caliber work with the smartest, nicest and most collaborative teams in the profession. Our practice is founded on a process of listening. Listening to our clients, communities, environment, partners, and teams – it’s in our DNA. Omer Mithun, a beloved professor at the University of Washington, founded the practice in 1949, and grew the firm with award-winning work throughout the Pacific Northwest. While Omer passed away in the early 1980s, his legacy and ethos live on not just in the firm name, but in our steadfast commitment to education, environment, urbanism, integrated design and civic engagement. In the 1990s, the practice took a strong leadership role in the emerging sustainable design movement. With cutting-edge project work, investments in research and development, and a curious and innovative spirit, Mithun continues to be recognized as one of the seminal national thought leaders in this area. In the 2000s, as the firm’s reputation continued to grow, our work quickly expanded up and down the west coast and to a national scale with significant commissions across the country. Mithun opened a San Francisco office in 2008, and in 2013 merged with the award-winning design firm, Daniel Solomon Design Partners. The San Francisco office quickly grew with new work, and the development of an integrated team of architects, landscape architects, interior designers, urban designers and planners. Today, our “one office, two doors” spirit is held by more than 120 professionals, each of whom is inspired and empowered to realize our mission of “Design for Positive Change.” We are deeply grateful for the visionary leaders who helped build and evolve our firm, and hold a tremendous spirit of optimism and promise for our collective future. Mithun is a design firm. We are committed to design’s ability to anticipate and address the challenges of the future. We are united by a belief in the power of design Our entrepreneurial culture of sharing and learning from many points of view comes from our founder, Omer Mithun, who never heard an idea he wouldn’t discuss. Today, as he did then, we engage together to advance knowledge and creativity. Our teams are structured to welcome ideas, reward collaboration and invite constant professional challenge. Staff-initiated programs – from Mithuniversity to ACE Mentors and Mithun Wellness – enrich our practice, enliven our workplace and open the door for new discoveries. The Mithun Mentors program recognizes staff who generously “pull up a chair” to share their knowledge, guidance and encouragement with others around them. More than six staff have been recognized in recent years. We’re proud to support interdisciplinary design through the Mithun/Russell Family Foundation Endowed Professor in Sustainability at the UW College of Built Environments.