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Veterans Day 2011
Veterans Day has always held a special significance for me. My grandfather flew the first fighter jets over Korea, and spent the rest of his career with the Air Force. From an early age, he instilled...
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Advocating for Architecture
As November comes to a close I’m reminded of two major fall events (other than the Apple Cup): the November election, and the AIA Seattle Honor Awards. David Miller already posted an excellent blog...
View ArticleTax is Not a Four Letter Word
I loved reading the recent article by local venture capitalist Nick Hanauer about how raising taxes on the rich will be the only way to revitalize the economy. It certainly helps that the article is...
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Grand Opening: Moses Lake Civic Center
It’s been a long road. I’m not just talking about the six-hour round trip drives from Seattle to Moses Lake. Discussions for improvements to the Moses Lake City Hall were taking place in 1999,...
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The Habitat for Humanity House of the Future
It’s enlightening to compare two approaches to the same problem 50 years apart. During the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle, housing exhibits provided a vision for the future of domestic life as exuberant...
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Digital Fingerprints
During the development of Bothell City Hall the design team was charged by the Historic Preservation & Landmarks Board to relate our use of masonry to the historic brick facades of Downtown...
View ArticleWatershed 2062 – Friends of the Cedar River Watershed
At a conference a few years ago, I had the good fortune to meet Peter Donaldson; performer, educator, and Executive Producer of the Friends of the Cedar River Watershed. Peter could recite and...
View ArticleVisions of our Future
Ever wonder what buildings of the future will look like? Or, what public spaces will be like in the future? This is an amazing time of the year here in the Pacific Northwest. Not only are the overcast...
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Design Competitions: Why We Compete
Our firm recently submitted a winning entry in the NAIOP ‘Office Building of the Future’ design competition exploring the evolution of the modern workplace. We regularly compete and are selected for a...
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Integral Parts: A Building for the Park
Situated in the lightly wooded and gentle sloping landscape of Lakewood Park in White Center, the recently completed Bethaday Community Learning Space (BCLS) is the new home of the Technology Access...
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Having Visions
At Miller Hull, searching for the right project vision is important. We see each others projects in our weekly design panels and are committed to lecturing and being a part of design juries. We host...
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Bullitt Center: A prototype for urban green buildings
With the official opening of the Bullitt Center this week on Earth Day, we wanted to share perspective about what this project means for us as a firm and for the design industry, as a whole — as it...
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Mentoring the design professionals of tomorrow
The Seattle ACE mentorship program is wrapping up for another year. ACE is a national program with the mission to engage and encourage high school students to pursue careers in architecture,...
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Recycle your (Big!) Boxes
Unfortunately, buildings built in the United States today are generally not designed to last; especially industrial warehouses. But if we look at the older warehouse structures along Seattle’s...
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AIA Seattle ‘Young Architect of the Year’| Brian Court
The following comments were presented by Brian Court, associate, Miller Hull, on the occasion of his being honored with the AIA Seattle ’2013 Young Architect of the Year’ award. This award is given to...
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Public Infrastructure as Amenity: New Croton Dam
People are often surprised when they learn that Miller Hull works on wastewater treatment plants and waste transfer stations. We are perhaps more widely known as an award winning design firm with a...
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The Lightning Field
I’m not real big on celebrating my own birthday but for a recent (and pretty significant) one, I figured I should do something memorable. So I convinced my family to go with me to The Lightning Field–a...
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Architecture as a Frame of Mind: Designing a waterfront entrance for Pike...
David Miller, FAIA, is a founding partner of The Miller Hull Partnership and is also the chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. He recently shared personal...
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Designing for change: building product transparency
In the design world, we think we have made buildings more healthy. They are ventilated better. There are fewer volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in interior finishes. At the same time, it seems...
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‘House of the Immediate Future’ becomes a home
The story of the ‘House of the Immediate Future’ (HIF) begins a new chapter, as this prototype affordable sustainable design project finally becomes ‘home’ to a young family. Completed as one of our...
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