Episode 118: 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award Winner, Mithun

What can we learn from the 2022 AIA Architecture Firm Awards Winner, Mithun?

Mithun is an integrated design firm dedicated to creating positive change in people’s lives. The firm’s team of architects, landscape architects, interior designers, urban designers and planners work in a wide range of typologies and scales — with a focus on urban environments and places where people live, work and learn. Mithun is an internationally recognized leader in sustainability, combining exemplary design with a focus on building and site performance, human health and social equity.

Guests:

Greg Catron is an Architect and Senior Associate who has been with Mithun for almost 9 years. He has a passion for complex technically challenging design with diverse experience in residential highrise, mixed use development, educational facilities, cultural centers, and office design. He is a member of Mithun’s sustainability committee with expertise in healthy materials research and implementation. Greg also balances his career in architecture with his practice as a felt textile artist. 

Katie Stege, AIA, is a Senior Associate at Mithun who is passionate about pursuing interdisciplinary solutions to complex land use challenges. Katie co-leads Mithun’s R+D efforts, supports strategic climate resilience initiatives, and works on design teams at the district, neighborhood, and building scale. Her dual architectural and environmental background lend a data-driven approach to designs that address rural conservation, outdoor education, and resilient and equitable planning. She co-chairs AIA Seattle’s Adaptation and Resilience committee, nerds out about linking GIS tools to visualization workflows, and appreciates multi-day mountain adventures in any season.

Michael Bryant, AIA, LEED AP BD+C is an Architect and Senior Associate at Mithun. He has a passion for exploring the intersection of design and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI). He works toward finding synergies in JEDI and design through professional work experience on multi-family residential, education, and master planning projects. In addition to professional work, Michael is also part of the JEDI Committee at Mithun and past board member of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Northwest Chapter, where he was a key contributor and co-chair facilitator of the Call-to-Action pledge.

📍 Show Links:  

https://mithun.com/

Press Release: https://www.aia.org/press-releases/6574742-mithun-receives-2023-aia-architecture-firm 

Award Summary: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6572178-mithun 

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