Miller Hull

Scholarship Programs

Our partners honor their alma maters through endowed scholarships awarded annually to design students (administered by each university on our behalf).

Washington State University | The Miller Hull Partnership Design Excellence Scholarship

Contact | Matthew Cohen, cohenm@wsu.edu

Washington State University Department of Architecture

 

 

University of Washington | The Miller Hull Partnership Endowed Scholarship Fund

Contact| Claudine Manio, Claudine@uw.edu

University of Washington College of Built Environments

University of Oregon | The Miller Hull Endowed Scholarship

Contact | Cindy Lundeen, clundeen@uoregon.edu.

University of Oregon School of Architecture & Allied Arts

Mentorship | Teaching

Miller Hull is committed to educating and inspiring students who are the future of our profession.

ACE Mentorship Program

Colleagues in both Seattle and San Diego studios partner with local AEC design professionals in a six-month program introducing high school students to architecture, engineering and construction.

University of Washington

David Miller is a tenured professor, and several Miller Hull staff serve as adjunct teachers and offer studio reviews in the College of Built Environments.

Washington State University 'Imagine Tomorrow' Program

We critique projects and jury this annual program for K-12 students exploring the transition to alternate energy sources through research and innovation.

New School for Architecture, San Diego

Members of our team are on the school advisory board, regularly present to classes and critique student projects.

Charitable Activities

We aim to contribute an amount equal to 1% of our target net revenue every year. We support numerous organizations through annual contributions, sponsorships, board and volunteer involvement, and are active participants in a range of conservation and service projects.

Design industry

• ACE Mentor Program
• AIA
• AIA 2030
• ARCADE
• Architects without Borders
• Center for Architecture & Design (Seattle)
• Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
• Design Build Institute of America
• Design in Public | Seattle Design Festival
• Health Product Declaration Collaborative
• International Living Futures Institute (ILFI)
• National Association of Minority Architects (NOMA)
• Society for College & University Planning (SCUP)
• Seattle Architecture Foundation
• Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)
• Space.City
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)
• US Green Building Council (USGBC) San Diego
• UW Professional Advisory Council
• Verdical Group

Community-focused

• BLOCK Project
• Cascade Bicycle Club
• Community Lake-to-Bay Trail
• Fare Start
• Food Lifeline
• Habitat for Humanity
• Living Coast Discovery Center
• Pasado’s Safe Haven
• Rural Studio (Auburn University)
• San Diego Food Bank
• San Diego River Park
• Sawhorse Revolution
• Seattle Aquarium Foundation
• United Way
• University of Washington’s Women’s Center
• Urban Discovery Academy
• Water 1st International

Environmental

• Bonneville Environmental Foundation
• Carbon Solutions
• Forterra
• Nature Bridge
• Puget Soundkeeper Alliance

Client-Based

• King County Library Services
• Northwest Railway History Center
• Pike Place Market Foundation
• Technology Access Foundation
• Open Window School
• Sahar Foundation
• San Diego Zoo Foundation

Professional Organizations

• Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Projects

Bayside Community Center
Matt’s Place
Mighty House
ROOTS Young Adult Shelter.

Bob Hull Research Grant

Research has always been a part of every great project at Miller Hull and has often led to the design breakthroughs that define our best work. But much of this research has typically been conducted within the confines of a single project, often constrained by fee and schedule.

What could we accomplish if research is freed from day-to-day project constraints?
Meaningful research that extends beyond the current trends of architectural practice and changes the course of how we practice in the future requires rigorous research methods, dedicated principal investigators and appropriate levels of funding. Developing partnerships with academic and industry leaders could further leverage our efforts and make a deeper impact.

The Bob Hull Research Grant is awarded to one project annually to carry out research that is of both a personal interest and of benefit to the firm.

Recipients

Trajectories, Corey Collier (2018)
Constructing Media, Vlanka Catalan and Sarah Chan (2019)
Afterthoughts, Alex Wolfrum (2021)
Decoding Informality, Tobias Jimenez (2022)
After Urbanism, Bradly Gunn (2023)
Soundscapes, Jonnie Nelson (2024)
The Economic & Cultural Relativity of Adaptive Reuse, Summer Spencer (2025)

Equity Lab

Black Lives Matter.
We believe that through actionable and systemic change within Miller Hull, we can shape our workplace into an equitable and safe space for Black, Indigenous and People of Color, and ultimately for all staff members. We aim to create a work environment where all staff feel valued, seen and heard.

The mission of Equity Lab is to create an inclusive environment within Miller Hull that empowers all individuals in our community to feel seen, affirmed, understood, valued, supported, respected, protected, and welcomed. We must continually evaluate our progress while remaining open to criticism, discomfort, and learning as we acknowledge that although we don’t have all the answers, we have an obligation to move the dial in an anti-racist direction.

By equipping our internal Miller Hull community with the tools, knowledge, and skills to better understand the importance of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, we can better ensure that the projects and work we do are reflective of the communities they serve. Equity Lab is an advisory group of individuals within the Miller Hull Partnership who collectively provide recommendations, support and guidance as we continue on our JEDI path. Equity Lab is also introspective, self-evaluating and evolving – we aim to hold ourselves and our community accountable to a high standard of diverse and inclusive practice.

We believe that architecture designed by teams of diverse, multicultural and multiracial talent starts from a broader basis of understanding and results in a built environment better designed for all people.

We do the work best when we do it together. We do the best work when we include all voices.

Initiatives
Our commitment to create an equitable workplace and improve our professional industry is guided by these initiatives and certifications.

JEDI

The purpose of the JEDI initiative is to foster an inclusive and diverse practice and community at Miller Hull that focuses on continual, honest and open re-evaluation of all aspects of our practice through a Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion lens. As a result, we maintain a safe and trustworthy community that implements the best architecture that reflects our commitment to equity and becomes the change we wish to see in our industry and beyond.

Our JEDI Initiative is broken into three key goals:

Goal 1: Miller Hull fosters a diverse and inclusive environment that empowers all individuals in our community to feel seen, affirmed, understood, valued, protected, and welcomed.

Goal 2: Miller Hull designs equitable projects, reflective of the diverse communities we serve.

Goal 3: Miller Hull practices in a diverse and inclusive Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry.

JUST

We were among the first companies to achieve a JUST label, a social justice transparency platform and disclosure tool developed by the International Living Future Institute. The JUST label provides at-a-glance information in key social justice categories, such as diversity, equity, safety, employee benefit, local benefit and community stewardship. Using the JUST label as one of our guides, we continue to improve our metrics each year as we work towards a more just workplace for our employees. Click here to view our current JUST label.

National Organization of Minority Architects

Miller Hull has committed to the NOMA NW 2020 Call to Action Pledge and the NOMA SoCal DEI Challenge 2020.

Open Studio

Open Studio is an introductory architecture program designed to provide high school students an opportunity to explore architecture as a practice and potential profession. Through outreach and education, the goal of the program is to introduce architecture to a diverse group of high-school students who may not have previously considered architecture as a career path and prepare students for a successful architectural education in college. We also offer paid internships for one high school student each summer.