Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Renew Your 2019 AIA Membership
Renew Your 2019 AIA Membership! An AIA membership connects you to +90,000 professionals who share your passion for architecture.
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AIA Honolulu Program
Please join us for a great night of film, food and fun!
Oct. 25: Film Night - AIA Film Challenge Showcase (1 LU)
Register Online! Thursday, October 25, 5:30pm-8:00pm, AIA Center for Architecture
Our 4th AIA Honolulu Film Event for 2018 will be screening short stories by our local filmmakers submitted for the annual AIA Film Challenge.
Films: Ka Hale (2018 People Choice Award Winner) | Mix Plate (2015 People's Choice Award Winner) | Albizia Film (2016) | Affordable and Sustainable: The Way Forward (2018)
The showcase will give you a unique opportunity to view the films and follow up with a Q&A session with the storytellers and the community participants involved in the development of these mini documentaries.
2018 Design Symposium in November
Presented by AIA Honolulu, CSI Hawaii, HAF, AIA Hawaii State Council & UH School of Architecture
The 2018 Design Symposium will gather some of the most creative architects and design professionals in Hawaii and throughout the Northwest and Pacific Region exploring the theme: Building Voices: Livable Cities & Communities.
Nov 14: 19th Annual Pacific Building Trade Expo, 8am-5:30pm (HSW)
27 AIA/CES Seminars (HSW) | 300 Vendors | Hosted Buffet Lunch | Luncheon Keynote Speaker, Edward Mazria, FAIA | Pop-up Dessert Stations | Aloha Reception & Prizes!
Nov 14: Emerging Professionals Party, 6pm-9pm
Register Online! Tchin Tchin! Bar, 39 N Hotel Street (above Bar 35), Honolulu
Join us for an evening of tasty pupu, architectural cocktails, raffle prizes and networking. A celebration of emerging professionals and those young-at-heart. All professionals in the architecture, design and construction industry, students, AIA NW+PR delegates and allied professionals are welcome.
Cost: $35 incl. pupu & drinks. Limited to first 100 attendees / No walk-ins
Nov 15: Design Symposium Workshops & Keynote Speaker, 7:30am
Free and Open to the Public! Walk-ins welcome, No Pre-Registration Required.
Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815. Read more.
- 7:30am-8:00am: Check In & Breakfast Buffet – Level 3, Rm 317
- 8:00am-9:00am: Brooks + Scarpa: Past, Present and Future (1 HSW)
Keynote Speaker Angela Brooks, FAIA, Managing Principal - 9:15am-10:45am: (1.5 HSW/Workshop)
Session 1A: Shifting Baselines and Developing Resilient City Design
Session 1B: Encouraging New Models of Affordable Housing
11:00am-12:30pm: (1.5 HSW/Workshop)
Session 2A: Zero Net Energy in Hawaii: Codes, Tools and Incentives
Session 2B: Stakeholder-Driven Resilience Planning in Honolulu’s Ala Wai Watershed
Nov 15: 60th AIA Honolulu & AIA NW&PR Design Awards Gala
Register Online! Thursday, Nov 15, 5pm-9pm, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St, Honolulu
Live music by Sean & Nani | Heavy Pupus | Drinks | Networking
The 60th AIA Honolulu Design Awards Gala will be held in conjunction with the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region’s 2018 Honors and Awards Program, for a combined evening celebrating design excellence! This gala awards celebration recognizes the winners and all of our distinguished entrants, attracting more than 300 members and affiliates.
Cost: $95 for AIA Honolulu Members & Guests / $30 for Students
MAHALO DESIGN AWARDS SPONSORS!
Program Update
Oct 18: GMM Site Tour of Kapiolani Residence
Last week our GMM committee planned a site tour of the Kapiolani Residence, designed by Design Partners Inc and consists of a single 45-floor highrise residential tower and free-standing 11-floor parking garage. After the event, bentos were provided to all participants.
Mahalo to our GMM Committee and all particpants.
AIA Honolulu Job Board
11 Jobs Listed on our Job Board
Jobs are posted for 1 month. Posting fee: $25/members, $40/non-members.
- Architect - Director of Operations (Honolulu) - Longhouse Design + Build
- Architect - Trinity | ERD
- Executive Assistant - Trinity | ERD
- Emerging Professional Architect - Mason Architects, Inc.
- Junior Architectural Designer - de Reus Architects
- Intermediate Architect/Architectural Designer - de Reus Architects
- Physical Planner - PBR HAWAII and Associates, Inc. 10/11/2018
- .....go to the AIA Honolulu Job Board to view all jobs listed.
AIA National
Barcelona Beckons Architectural Tour (15 LUs)
Discover Barcelona's rich and storied culture and architecture in March 2019. From the medieval charms of the Gothic Quarter to Antoni Gaudí's majestic Modernist marvels, see the structures and sites that compose one of the world's most vibrant and visited cities. Earn 15 LUs. Book by December 16. Learn more >
Architectural Gems of Arkansas (10 LUs)
Yes, Arkansas! Experience the beautiful cultural heritage of Bentonville and Little Rock, Arkansas. From charming Victorian townscapes to the soaring glass-enclosed Thorncrown Chapel designed by Fay Jones, experience the architectural masterpieces of Arkansas with Architectural Adventures. Earn 10 LUs. Book by January 18, 2019. Learn more >
Exploring Vietnam's architecture (18 LUs)
Kick off 2019 with a 16-day tour of Vietnam's unique architecture and culture with Architectural Adventures. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage sites including, Ha Long Bay, Hue's Imperial Citadel and Hoi An's Old Town – just named one of the World's Top 15 Cities by Travel + Leisure. View itinerary >
Community Updates
December! FREE Residential Coastal Construction Workshop
A&E Residential Coastal Construction Workshop (2-Day Workshop)
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Register Online!
Oahu, Dec 3 & 4 & Maui, Dec 6 & 7 | 9am-5pm | FREE
This A&E course is designed to train participants on FEMA's Coastal Construction Manual (FEMA P-55), which is the primary, state-of-the-art reference for planning, designing, and constructing residential structures in various coastal environments.
The course will focus on 2018 IBC construction techniques with considerations to wind, flood and earthquake hazards as well as electrical provisions.
Upcoming Community Events
- Oct 27: HHF Honors Matson, Kama'aina of the Year 2018
The Historic Hawaii Foundation recognizes Matson for its 136 years of sustaining service to the Hawaiian Islands, and its role in establishing some of the most beloved historic buildings in Honolulu. View Flyer.
When/Where: Saturday, Oct. 27, 5:30-10pm, The Royal Hawaiian
RSVP: For more information email HHF or call (808) 523-2900
- Oct 31: Lau Hala Shops Tour
Join SMPS Hawaii for an exclusive tour of the new Lau Hala Shops in Kailua, an adaptive re-use of a historic modernist building. Led by Project Architect and Senior Associate, Nathan Saint Clare, AIA, of AHL.
When/Where: Wednesday, Oct. 31, 11:45am-1pm Lau Hala Shops, 573 Kailua Rd
Cost: Free for SMPS Members/$25 for Non-Members
Register: Click here to register online and for more information.
- Nov 1: Advanced Business Planning
Tax, Financial & Business Continuity Planning.
When/Where: Thursday, Nov. 1, 8am-10am, Hawaii Foreign-Trade Zone No 9
Cost: Free. Breakfast Included
RSVP: Click here to register online
- Nov 8: IIDA Night Market Presents White Thursday
Craft fair for our design community, with an opportunity for designers to showcase their crafting skills. Come by and grab a few Christmas gifts while networking with people in the AEC industry. In lieu of an admission fee, 2 canned goods for the Hawaii Foodbank will be accepted. Canned goods can be purchased by check-in.
When: Thursday, Nov. 8, 5pm-8pm
Where: Pacific Guardian Center Courtyard (Mama-Ya Arcade), 733 Bishop Street
RSVP: Click here to RSVP by Friday, Nov. 2, 2018
Questions: Email Beth Mau for more information
- Nov 9-10: Decolonizing Cities Symposium
Symposium focuses on practices of indigenous urbanism, and how the urban is and should be an arena for indigenous placemaking. Continuing with cross-Pacific connections, the symposium features a keynote by Rau Hoskins, whose work in Aotearoa has expanded the field of Maori architecture.
Schedule: Fri Nov 9, Hālau o Haumea, UHM Hawaiian Studies | Sat Nov 10, Waiwai Collective | Huaka‘i to Kaonohi Farms
Register: Click here for more information and to register.
- 2018 APA Hawaii: Planning Director's Forum
Please join APAHI for this special program featuring all four County Planning Directors, the Director of the Office of Planning, and the Executive Director of the Land Use Commission. They will provide an update on their initiatives, share their thoughts on the upcoming legislative session, speak about certain issues.
When/Where: Friday, Nov. 16, 11am-1pm, The Plaza Club
Register: Click here for more information and to register online.
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