Tuesday, June 4, 2019
King Kamehame Day, June 11
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AIA Honolulu Closed Tuesday, June 11
AIA Honolulu Closed Tuesday, June 11The AIA Honolulu office will be closed on Tuesday, June 11 in observance of the King Kamehame holiday.
For information during this period go to AIA Honolulu.
We will re-open on Wednesday, June 12.
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Welcome Blake Wells with Charles M. Salter Associates (Salter)
Charles M. Salter Associates (Salter) is happy to announce their new Hawai’i office in Kailua, led by allied member Blake Wells. A LEED® Green Associate and member of the AIA Honolulu Housing Committee, Blake is excited to be re-joining the Oahu community. Salter consults in acoustics and designs audiovisual, telecommunications, and security systems for buildings. Founded in 1975, they have consulted on a wide range of project types in Hawai’i, including multi-family housing, luxury residences, hospitality, civic, healthcare, education, and expert witness cases. Their team of over 55 professionals – in San Francisco, San Jose, and Hawai’i – supports their clients on about 1,000 projects per year.
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Submission Information: 2019 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Information: eligibility, detailed submission requirements, project categories, awards and jury information.
Deadline: Submissions completed and paid by June 14, 5pm
Submission Fee: $300 for Built and Unbuilt Projects
The Design Awards Gala will take place on Saturday, Sep. 14 at the East West Center.
TWO NEW AWARDS FOR 2019!
- The Distinctive Detailed Design Award (New Project Category & Award):
Created for Built projects to honor individual building components and design features that until now may not have been recognized for overall achievement, i.e. prominent façade, grand staircase, or a custom piece of furniture. This award celebrates the craftmanship and attention to detail. Eligibility is the same as for Built Projects, just choose “Distinctive Detail” under the Project Category list. Read more.
- Hawai‘i Energy Award for Excellence in Energy-Efficient Design (Award):
Unbuilt and Built projects in the Institutional or Commercial/Industrial project categories have the option to compete for this award recognizing design that embodies Hawai‘i Energy’s mission to assist Hawai‘i’s consumers in maximizing energy efficiency as a critical step to getting to our state’s clean energy goals and protecting our islands’ environment. Read more.
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AIA Honolulu Committee
Join New Design for Risk and Resiliency Committee!
The Design for Risk and Resiliency Committee is a newly formed committee looking at issues affecting all parts of the state related to extreme weather and its effects. We are looking for members to participate on the committee to focus on issues related to specific sites around the island as well as specific conditions affected by climate change, sea level rise, and other risk factors facing our future.
The committee's objective is to have it's members and AIA Honolulu become the tip of the spear to lead our city through new visions of adaptation and innovation in response to the new challenges our environment presents.
Now is the time for our city's architects to rise and show why our community needs us! Architects must lead if the city is to flourish - in our absence, it will be taken over by the pure pragmatism of engineering and planning. Establish a new standard of architectural practice.. Involve yourself in the DfRR committee and be the future of architecture.
Interested? For questions or to join email Hale Takazawa, AIA, Committee Chair.
Upcoming AIA Honolulu Programs
June 13: Still Spaces Left! YAF's Bowling with Bosses
Free - Register Online! Thursday, June 13, 6:00–8:00pm, Aiea Bowl
Free bowling (sponsored by Next Design LLC). Food & drinks for purchase.
You're invited to the Young Architects Forum (YAF) Bowling with Bosses event at Aiea Bowl. Come out and enjoy a night of fun and friendly competition with your peers and bosses alike. This is a great chance to network with upper management and owners of local firms and colleagues from the industry.
To attend this event all attendees must register for themselves and their boss. Registration includes two hours of bowling and shoe rental.
Space is limited to 25 YAFers and 25 bosses, so you must register in advance to guarantee a spot. Walk-ins will not be permitted.
AIA Honolulu Professional Development Committee Presents...
June 25: Real Estate Developers:
Cultivating Great Partnership in Design
Register Online! Tuesday, June 25, 12pm-1:30pm, Center for Architecture.
Join us for an open discussion with representatives of two leading real estate development firms in Hawaii and beyond. Discover what developers are looking at for in design partners in our industry.
Welcome Speakers: Francisco Gutierrez, Senior Vice President of Development, Alexander & Baldwin; Race Randle, Senior Vice President of Development, The Howard Hughes Corporation and Larry Heim, Hon. Affiliate, President of Honblue. View Event Flyer (PDF)
Cost: $35 AIA Members, $40 Non-Members & $20 Students. Cost includes lunch
Mahalo Professional Development Sponsors!
AIA Member Information
The AIA Trust 2019 Call for Nominations
The AIA Trust has opened its call for nominations for the term of 2020-2024 (five-year term). It is the purpose of The AIA Trust to develop benefit programs for members. If you have an interest and expertise in the areas of risk management, we welcome your nominations. Learn More.
The deadline for submission is June 28, 2019.
AIA CRAN endows Diversity Advancement Scholarship
The Architects Foundation is receiving a permanent endowment from The American Institute of Architects’ Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) to fund additional Diversity Advancement Scholarship recipients.
Through its $150,000 gift, CRAN will support a minority architecture student who shows interest in residential architecture as a career path by funding their college experience with $20,000 to be distributed evenly over the course of up to 5 years.
The Architects Foundation has been working to expand the Diversity Advancement Scholarship. Last week, the Foundation awarded ten minority students entering or transferring to accredited architecture programs with scholarships.
Applications for the 2020-2021 Diversity Advancement Scholarship will open in fall 2019. Complete details are available on the Foundations website. Individuals and organizations interested in creating a lasting impact to support and empower a diverse next-generation design community are encouraged to contact the Architects Foundation.
Free Webinar: Modernizing the AIA Interiors Documents Family (1 LU)
FREE! Register Online with AIA National! Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 2pm (ET)
Designing and building out an interior space is a unique practice with its own risk and responsibilities, and the sale of furniture, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E) is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. Learn how the entire family of AIA Interiors documents were updated to make them easier to understand, suitable for projects beyond commercial buildings and now allows the architect to provide a more cohesive design for a project.
State & Local Government Network Conference July 17-19
Join your fellow AIA members July 17 - 19 in Providence, RI for this exciting opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, be inspired and challenged by outstanding speakers, and learn more about AIA's new proactive policy agenda. Registration is open, and all members are encouraged to attend. Learn more >
2019 Women's Leadership Summit, Sep. 12-14
Register Online! Reframe. Rethink, Refresh. Registration is now open to AIA members for the 2019 Women's Leadership Summit, taking place September 12-14 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the largest leadership event in the US for women in architecture! Women's Leadership Summit is three days of high-value educational sessions, candid conversations, and wellness activities designed to help women refine leadership skills and accelerate career growth. Registration will open to the general public in early June.
AIA Honolulu Job Board
Two (2) New Jobs Just Posted on our Job Board
Post a job with AIA Honolulu!
Jobs are posted for 1 month. Posting fee: $25/members, $40/non-members.
- NEW! Immediate Temporary Design Staff - Dean Sakamoto Architects/SHADE
- NEW! Tenant Coordinator - Alexander & Baldwin
- .....go to the AIA Honolulu Job Board to view all jobs listed.
AIA National Career Center
The AIA National Career Center is also a great place to look for your next career or post a job. Check back frequently as new jobs are posted every day.
Upcoming Community Events
- Jun 5: APA Hawaii "Indigenous Knowledge and the City"
This presentation will examine identity and relationship building in the city: How do we re-establish relationships between the ʻāina (land), kai (ocean), kanaka (people), and our cultural akua (deities)? AIA Honolulu Members are welcome.
When/Where: Wednesday, June 5, 12:00-1:00pm, AIA Center for Architecture.
Cost: $10 for APA and AIA Honolulu members
Register: Click here to register online with APA.
- Jun 28: USGBC Hawaii Event - Sustainability Themed Building Tour of UH West Oahu Admin & Allied Health Facility (1.5 HSW) Tour is led by the architect, landscape architect, ecological consultant and sustainability coordinator and will share best practices and lessons learned in daylighting, onsite water reuse; and healthy indoor environments. Chartered bus to and from the location and light lunch after the tour.
When/Where: June 28, 10am-1:45pm/UH-West Oahu, 91-1001 Farrington Hwy, Kapolei
Cost: $20 for USGBC Hawaii and AIA Honolulu members.
Register: Click here to register online with USGBC Hawaii.
- July 22-26: Stormwater Conference with the City and County of Honolulu
The City and County of Honolulu and Hawaii Water Environment Association (HWEA) invites you to attend educational workshops for post-construction stormwater quality, Best Management Practice (BMP's), and protecting our waters for life. View Conference Website.
When/Where: July 22-26, 2019, Hawaii Convention Center.
Register: Click here for their registration website
2019 AIA Honolulu Annual Sponsorship Opportunities
Become a Sponsor of AIA Honolulu and Pick Your Programs
In 2019 you will see lots of exciting sponsorship and networking opportunities. Support your profession and become an AIA Honolulu Annual Sponsor Today!
Pick which program-specific sponsorship opportunities your firm would like to align with and at what levels. Your options are limitless!
Email or call us at (808) 628-7245 for questions.