Island Architect Weekly - Friday, August 28, 2015

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NEXT WEEK Sep 3 - Attend a Hawaii Lumber Products Association Event

"Build it with Wood, Meet & Learn"

When:   Thursday, Sep. 3 from 8am-12pm
Where:  Center for Architecture, 828 Ft. St. Mall, Ste 100
Cost:     $50.00 (incl. continental breakfast/literature)

Attend a CE seminar for architects, contractors and those interested in Building with Wood.  It will be a fun session and you will earn PDH and CEU form IACET.  View Event Flyer (PDF).

Speakers/Instructors/Classes: Josh Hamilton, LP Corp: "Wood Framing Solutions: Laminated Strand lumber when strength, stiffness and straightness matter" (1 HSW) & Tim Waite, Simpson Strong-Tie  "Load Path connections and lateral systems solutions for engineered wood product construction".

Register Today: Register online or call 541-WOOD. Visit the Hawaii Lumber Products Association website

AIA National & Industry Update

BRIK: New AIA Member-Only Research Databases Now Available

The Building Research Information Knowledgebase (BRIK) includes a new member-only subscription feature that increases access to practice-relevant research. Three EBSCO academic research databases (Art and Architecture Complete, the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and the Sustainability Reference Center) are connected to BRIK and accessible to AIA and NIBS members. A free trial is underway until September after which a nominal fee will be charged. Learn more.

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AIA Contract Documents on NBCs The Today Show & the Mr. Fix It Radio Show

On NBCs the Today show, in the Hiring a Contractor You Will Not Regret: What You Need to Know Segment, John DeSilvia of the DIY Network's Rescue My Renovation recommends why you should start with an AIA Contract. Watch clip here.

Mike Bomba, Esq., Director and Counsel, AIA Contract Documents talks with Lou Manfredini on the very popular Mr. Fix-It radio show on the benefits of a written contract. Listen here.

2015 AIA Honolulu Design Awards

Congratulations to all 2015 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Recipients

The 2015 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Gala & Celebration took place on Tuesday, August 25 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel in Waikiki where ~ 260 guests attended. Congratulations to our 2015 award winners and thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us.

View Party Images! We are a fine looking bunch.

Mahalo Volunteers! Mahalo to our 2015 Design Awards Committee, Jury, Volunteers, Winners/Presenters and wonderful MC Chris Vandercook from HPR.  Together we turned the Gala into an AWESOME Party!

In the News:

Aug. 26 - Pacific Business News: Best Hawaii architecture honored at the 2015 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Aug. 27 - Maui Now: AIA Honolulu Announces 57th Annual Design Award Winners

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.......Drum Roll! 2015 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Winners .......

View the 2015 AIA HONOLULU DESIGN AWARDS BOOKLET FEATURING OUR WINNERS AND ALL 36 ENTRANTS

Award of Excellence (Residential)	Award of Excellence (Residential)	Award of Merit (Residential)
Kahua Kuili	Hut House	Puako Beach Cottage
Walker Warner Architects	Roy K. Yamamoto Architect, AIA, Inc; Johnston Marklee	Terrance J. Cisco Architect, LLC
Honorable Mention: Great execution of concept (Residential)	Excellence Award & the Mayors Choice Award (Institutional)	Award of Merit (Institutional)
Coral House	NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center	Student Services Building, University of Hawaii Hilo
Zak Architecture	Ferraro Choi And Associates Ltd; HOK	Urban Works Inc.
Honorable Mention: Adaptive reuse and well executed community space (Institutional)	Honorable Mention: Redesign of the entry way (Institutional)	Award of Merit (Commercial/Industrial)
American Brewery Building	Renovations and Alterations of the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse	Lanai Theater Renovation
Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc.	Clifford Planning & Architecture LLC; Gensler (Lead Design Firm)	Mason Architects, Inc.
Honorable Mention: Creative efficiency and maximized budget (Commercial/Industrial)	Honorable Mention: Imaginative spatial organization (Commercial/Industrial)	Award of Merit (Unbuilt)
Oahu Orthodontics - Elite Endodontics Office	Downtown Office Ohana Room Renovation	University of Hawaii West Oahu, New Administration & Allied Health Building
collaborative studio llc	Architects Hawaii Ltd	KYA Design Group
People's Choice Award (Residential)	Hawaii Home + Re-Modeling Editor's Choice Award (Residential)
Continental Hale	Hale Maluhia
Prowork Pacific Inc	Palms Hawaii Architecture LLC

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Mahalo again to our 2015 AIA Annual Sponsors

Mahalo to all our 2015 AIA Annual Sponsors who supported the AIA Design Awards Gala.

The AIA Honolulu sponsorship is a 12 month program so if you become a sponsor today it will last until August 2016.

Help us support our upcoming monthly programs.  Take the first step today and fill out the sponsorship form.

AIA Hawaii State Council Medal of Honor

Congratulations to Donald Goo, FAIA recipients of the Medal of Honor!

The AIA Hawaii State Council presented Donald Goo, FAIA with the Medal of Honor on Aug. 22 at the landmark Hawaii Convention Center, a structure that stands as a testament to Goo’s award-winning design leadership and his lasting impact on Hawai‘i’s built environment.  The Medal of Honor is the highest accolade that the Hawaii Chapter bestows and represents only the seventh time that the Medal of Honor has been presented. Read more.

The international architecture and planning firm known today as WATG was just Wimberly and Cook in 1959 when Goo first joined. He would later be elevated to partner and the firm renamed Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo. Goo served as president, CEO and finally chairman, leading many prominent local projects from the re-visioning of the Sheraton Maui in 1960 and 1997 and the major re-positioning of the Hilton Hawaiian Village from 1982 to 1988, as well as the design of Bank of Hawaii's iconic Waikiki building with Jerry Allison, FAIA and Pete Wimberly, FAIA in 1966 and the Hawai‘i Convention Center with George Loschky of LMN in 1997. He has also led international projects as diverse as the master plan for a resort in Kurumbunai, Malaysia and Arizona’s Wild Horse Resort for the Pima Maricopa Native American tribe.

Goo was elevated into the AIA Fellowship program and received the FAIA designation in 1988, recognizing the significant contribution he had made to architecture and society, as well as his design excellence on a national level.

In the Media
Aug. 21 - Pacific Business News: Donald Goo receives rare honor

AIA Honolulu Events

Sep 2: APA Presents - Landscape Architecture and Ecological Urban Design

Register online with APA Hawaii!  AIA Honolulu Members are welcome to join the Hawaii Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Hawaii) for their monthly presentation on Wednesday, Sep. 2, 12:00-1:00pm at the Center for Architecture. 

Landscape Architecture and Ecological Urban Design play key roles in the planning of resilient Honolulu waterfronts.  Sea level rise and ground water inundation will profoundly affect large areas of the city in the not-so-distant future.  This session presents operation strategies for rising sea levels illustrated with speculative ecological urbanism concepts developed during recent urban design studios held at UH SoA under the direction of Judith Stilgenbauer.

Cost: AIA Honolulu members will receive the APA member rate of $10. Feel free to bring your own lunch.

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Sep 11 - DPP 3rd Party Residential Review (1 HSW)

RSVP Online! On Friday, Sep 11 from 12pm-1pmyou are welcome to attend a brown bag session at the Center for Architecture open to members and non-members.

Topic:           DPP 3rd Party Residential Review
Presenter:   Bill Wong, AIA with Jenken Pacific Inc. 

Tired of waiting 4-6 months or longer to get you residential building permit approved by DPP?  Bill Wong, AIA is the  first DPP certified 3rd party residential reviewer and can now review and approve the building and zoning plans in a month or less.

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Sep. 17 - Attend CANstruction Hawaii FoodBank Tour at 11:45am

RSVP Online Today! On Thursday, September 17 from 11:45am - 1:00pm there will be a tour of the Hawaii Foodbank for all 2015 CANstruction teams Captains and Co-Captains.  Lunch will be included.

This event is mainly for registered Canstruction Teams but if you are interested in attending this fascinating tour please feel free to email Reid Mizue, AIA, Canstruction Co-Chair for availability.

Registration Deadline: Please register by Friday, Sep.11, 3:00pm.

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Sep 17 - Save the Date! Kakaako Town Hall Meeting

On Thursday, Sep. 17 from 5pm-7pm there will be another Kakaako Town Hall meeting hosted by the AIA Honolulu Regional & Urban Design Committee (RUDC). This event is free and open to the public.

Stay tuned for more information and online RSVP.

Questions? Email Scott Wilson, AIA, 2015 AIA Honolulu President.

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Sep 18: Attend "Visionary Path to a Restorative Future" Session (1 CEU)

Register Online! We have also lined up our September monthly membership educational session and welcome your registration and participation.

When:     Friday, Sep. 18 from 11:30am-1:00pm Where:   Center for Architecture Topic:     The Living Building Challenge is a "Visionary Path to a Restorative Future"

The Living Building Challenge is a "Visionary Path to a Restorative Future" and defines the most advanced measures possible for sustainability in the built environment. This advocacy and certification program covers buildings, landscape & infrastructure, and neighborhoods at all scales and envisions a future that is Socially Just, Culturally Rich and Ecologically Restorative. To be certified under the Challenge, projects must meet a series of ambitious performance requirements over a minimum of 12 months of continuous occupancy. Find out more.

Guest Speaker: Lisa Reinke, AIA, LEED AP with Reinke Designworks. Lisa is an architect (Hawaii) and planning consultant. As part of the International Living Future Institute's Ambassador Network, she serve as a volunteer Ambassador-Presenter of the Living Building Challenge in Hawaii and Singapore.

Cost: $20 for AIA Honolulu members & $35 for Non-members. Lunch will be provided. If vegetarian option is preferred please indicate on the registration form.

Associate AIA Event

Sep 1: ARE Prep Session - Building Design & Construction Systems Part 2

RSVP Online for Building Design & Construction Systems on Sep 1. All meetings will take place at the Center for Architecture from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.

This session qualifies for 1 AIA/CES LU (HSW).

• ARE part 2 of 2 presentation by Jason DeMarco, AIA, Architect with Ferraro Choi on site work, concrete, masonry, metals, rough and finish carpentry.

Upcoming Program - Plan Ahead and Register Today:

• Sep 15 - Structural Systems - Part 1
• Oct 20 - Structural Systems - Part 2

Cost: Register in advance to receive the lower fee of $10 for AIA/AIAS members and $20 for non-members. Walk-in rates are $15 for AIA/AIAS members and $25 for non-members. 

Go-To-Meeting Available! We now have Go-To-Meeting capabilities and welcome interested members and non-members to sign up and attend remotely. Email us if you are interested.

AIA Honolulu Job Board

10 Jobs Listed on our AIA Job Board

Jobs on the AIA Honolulu Job Board are posted for 1 month. The fee is $25/members & $40/non-members.