THINK PIECES ARCHIVE

Improving Hawai'i Schools through Improved Facilities Management

Among concerns over the failure to serve Hawai'i Schools with unspent funding, the Director of the Hui for Excellence in Education...

How Lagom Är Bäst Guides the Team at MKThink

A Swedish phrase, Lagom är bäst, translates to "enough is as good as a feast," or in other words, "just the right amount is best." How...

MKThink Hosts AIA Tour 2023

When A'23, the American Institute of Architects' (AIA's) annual convention was held in San Francisco this June, MKThink was selected to...

Our Work With HI School Facilities Authority & Executive Office on Early Learning in PreK Classrooms

As districts across the nation ponder how to deliver universal access to pre-kindergarten, the State of Hawaiʻi is already off to the...

Japan’s Kengo Kuma Says the World Should Build Less

Adaptive reuse, repurposing of existing infrastructure, and more reliance on available and natural resources are central themes of...

San Francisco - What's Next?

New in arcCA Digest: Mark Miller FAIA identifies emerging sources of San Francisco's recovery at the edges, removed from the spotlight of...

Improving Hawai'i's Public Schools

MKThink developed HI-FIT, the Hawai'i Facilities Inspection Tool, to assess conditions and prioritize improvements at Hawai'i public...

Snow Leopards Enjoy Dynamic New Habitat

Collaborating extensively with SF Zoo’s animal wellness team, MKThink designed a dynamic habitat that increased the accessible range...

“MKThinking”: A client’s perspective on the practice

Last October, on the occasion of the opening celebration of our new work and retail space, Ocean Plant, the principals invited