# Miller Hull
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[[File:Vancouver_Community_Library-2.jpg|thumb|[Vancouver Community Library](/source/Vancouver_Community_Library) in Vancouver, Washington, built c. 2009]]
The '''Miller Hull''' '''Partnership''' is an [architectural firm](/source/architectural_firm) based in [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle), founded by [David Miller](/source/David_Miller_(architect)) and [Robert Hull](/source/Robert_Hull_(architect)). The firm's major works in the domains of municipal, commercial, and residential architecture reflect a [modernist aesthetic](/source/Modern_architecture) and a focus on user needs, geographic context, and [ecological sustainability](/source/ecological_sustainability).
The firm has received many awards acknowledging its innovative "green" design approach and its contribution to the continued development of [Pacific Northwest](/source/Pacific_Northwest) [regional architecture](/source/Critical_regionalism).
== History ==
Miller Hull was founded in 1977 after the dissolution of Rhone & Iredale, the [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver)-based firm for which both future partners worked. The firm's first office was located in Seattle's [Smith Tower](/source/Smith_Tower).[{{Cite web|title = Sturdy foundations: Miller/Hull Partnership finds stability, recognition during soft economy - Puget Sound Business Journal|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/03/31/focus1.html|website = Puget Sound Business Journal|access-date = 2015-11-28}}] Early projects, such as a water quality testing lab in Seattle, [Seattle Community College's](/source/Seattle_Colleges_District) Marine Technology Facility, and several [earth-sheltered houses](/source/Earth_house), demonstrated the architects' interests in resource conservation and innovative use of off-the-shelf materials to keep project costs within budget. 70% of the firm's projects involve public funding.[{{Cite book|title = Miller/Hull: Architects of the Pacific Northwest|last = Olsen|first = Sheri|publisher = Princeton Architectural Press|year = 2001|isbn = 1568982313}}] The architects credit their economical, sustainable, and regionalist approach to building to their time in the US [Peace Corps](/source/Peace_Corps) in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Miller in [Brazil](/source/Brazil), and Hull in [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan).[{{Cite web|title = Miller Hull - People|url = http://www.millerhull.com/html/people.htm|website = www.millerhull.com|access-date = 2015-11-28}}]
=== Awards and honors ===
In addition to numerous publications, they are the recipients of the 2003 [American Institute of Architects](/source/American_Institute_of_Architects) [Architecture Firm Award](/source/Architecture_Firm_Award), the AIA's highest honor.[{{Cite web|title = Architecture Firm Award Recipients - The American Institute of Architects|url = http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAs075259|website = www.aia.org|access-date = 2015-11-28}}] FAIA discussed the Miller/Hull Partnership’s work, including the Fisher Pavilion at the [Seattle Center](/source/Seattle_Center), one of the AIA Committee on the Environment’s (COTE) 2003 Top Ten Green Buildings in the Spotlight on Design Lecture Series held at the [National Building Museum](/source/National_Building_Museum) in 2003.
The firm was ranked #14 in the AIA's 2013 list of top 50 architectural firms.[{{Cite web|title = The Miller Hull Partnership Founding Partner Robert Hull Dies|url = http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/the-miller-hull-partnership-founding-partner-robert-hull-dies_o|website = Architect|access-date = 2015-11-28}}] The Bullitt Center, a 50,000 square foot, [Living Building Challenge](/source/Living_Building_Challenge) certified[{{Cite news|title = The Bullitt Center in Seattle Goes Well Beyond Green|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/realestate/commercial/the-bullitt-center-in-seattle-goes-well-beyond-green.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2013-04-02|access-date = 2015-11-28|issn = 0362-4331|first = Bryn|last = Nelson}}] office building in Seattle's [Capitol Hill](/source/Capitol_Hill%2C_Seattle) neighborhood, was named "Sustainable Building of the Year" by both ''World Architecture News'' and ''Metal Architecture Magazine'',[{{Cite web|title = WAN:: 2013 WAN Sustainable Building of the Year Winner by WAN AWARDS|url = http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/project/2013/23716/wan-awards/2013-wan-sustainable-building-of-the-year-winner.html?q=bullitt|website = www.worldarchitecturenews.com|access-date = 2015-11-28}}][{{Cite web|title = Metal Architecture - Magazine Features - Design Awards - Living Metal|url = http://www.metalarchitecture.com/articles/magazine-features/living-metal.aspx|website = www.metalarchitecture.com|access-date = 2015-11-28}}] and has received numerous other awards for its innovative design.
Miller Hull's renovation of the [Odegaard Undergraduate Library](/source/Odegaard_Undergraduate_Library) at the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington) received a 2014 AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture.