Island Architect Weekly - 9.24.2019

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

AIA Honolulu Design Awards Wrap Up

2019 Design Awards Party Pictures & Awards Booklet

PARTY PICTURES! Click HERE and find yourself in the crowd.

We have now uploaded our 2019 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Gala pictures on Facebook that our professional photographer took during the event at the beautiful Jefferson Hall located in the East-West Center.  Comments from our party-goers revealed that it was yet another successful event and we look forward to seeing all of you next year!

Photo Credit: Andrea Brizzi Photography.

Congratulations and thank you again to all award recipients, entrants, sponsors, volunteer, judges, participants and emcee Olena Heu.

Reminder! View the 2019 Design Awards Booklet

All winners and entrants will be featured in our special Design Awards booklet included in the October issue of the Hawaii Business Magazine.  These booklets are already available at the Center for Architecture. Come get yours!

AIA Honolulu has maintained an excellent partnership with aio Media, publisher of Hawaii Business Magazine. This alliance positions our members within a core readership of business and professional leaders as well as potential private clients.

AIA Honolulu Upcoming Events

Sep. 28: Architectural Walking Tour - 6 Spots Still Available!

Haven't attended one of our Architectural Walking Tours with AIA Honolulu?  This is a fun architectural treat that should not be missed. Invite your family and friends for some holiday fun.

Register Online! Saturday, Sep. 28 from 9am-11:30am

The tour is of downtown Honolulu through the eyes of an architect from 9am-11:30am (check in 8:45am) starting at the Center for Architecture.

Oct. 1: Pacific Building Trade Expo Celebrates 20 Years
FREE event for AEC industry professionals - Earn up to 4 HSW!

Register at the Expo! Online registration is closed but you can register at the event with your business card.

When/Where: Tuesday, October 1, 8am-5:30pm, Hawaii Convention Center

Pacific Building Trade Expo is the largest trade venue serving Hawaii’s building design professionals and contractors. It is presented by HONBLUE and is produced by AIA Honolulu and CSI Honolulu.

Here's why you should attend:

• 27 Free and Timely Seminars, in Seven Tracks (8am-4:30pm) Earn up to 4 HSW 
  incl. the new HONBLUE Center Stage venue
  
• Exhibition Hall with Products & Services (9am-5:30pm) - Over 250 Vendors
• Free Buffet Lunch, Aloha Reception + Great Prize Giveaways

Oct 1: AIA Honolulu's Annual Business Meeting & Elections, 11:30am

RSVP Online Today! In conjunction with the Pacific Building Trade Expo.

Date:    Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Time:    11:30am-1:00pm (check-in 11:30am, meeting 11:50am)
Where:  Hawaii Convention Center, Room 314
Lunch:  RSVP online for an accurate lunch count and quorum

Meeting Information: All active AIA Honolulu members are invited to attend. Elections will be held to fill expiring terms for 2020 AIA Honolulu Officers, Directors and AIA Honolulu Representatives to the AIA Hawaii State Council.

• View the Annual Business Meeting Packet with Candidate Information.

AIA Honolulu Board of Directors Elections – Who Can Vote?  As stated in the Bylaws, all AIA members and Associate AIA members in good standing for 2019, and assigned by the Institute to this Chapter as their primary membership, are eligible to vote at this meeting. Local allied members may attend but may not vote.  If you can't attend the AIA Honolulu Annual Business Meeting per the Bylaws eligibility requirement email Camilla Nicholas, AIA Honolulu.

Oct 4: Members! First-Ever AIA Honolulu Sponsorship Recognition Party

Register Online!

 Friday, Oct. 4, 5:30pm-9pm, The Elk's Club

Please join us as we celebrate and thank our generous 2019 sponsors who made this year so successful.  The festivities will take place oceanside on the upper deck overlooking the beautiful sunset and Friday night fireworks show!

Cost: $40 AIA/Assoc. AIA and $80 Allied Members. All annual sponsors please email camilla@aiahonolulu.org.

14th Annual Canstruction Competition

Watch Our Teams Build at the Canstruction Competition Sat. Oct. 5
New Location for 2019 - This year you can find us at Kahala Mall!

When:   Saturday, Oct. 5, 9am-2pm
Where:  Kahala Mall in between Sunglass Hut, Champs and Macy’s.
Theme:  The Aloha Spirit!  Taking care of our community includes coming together to alleviate hunger.“Hiki nō!” means “It CAN be done!” In this year’s CANstruction, let’s celebrate what makes Hawaii nō ka ʻoi.

Team Build-Out:   9am - 2pm
Kids CAN Corner: 10am-1pm
People's Choice:  Oct. 5-Oct. 12 (vote for your favorite with cans)

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Keiki Corner: On Oct. 5 from 10am-1pm bring your children (5-12) and 5 cans for donation and help build an oversized "CAN-struction”.

People's Choice Award - One Can. One Vote: Visit Canstruction at Kahala Mall between Oct 5-Oct. 12 and bring canned food to vote. ONE CAN = ONE VOTE!

Welcome Local Allied Member

Welcome Michael Roemen with 9Wood

Please visit us on Tues., Oct. 1st at the Pacific Building Trade Expo, Booth #525!

9Wood is the only company in the U.S. that exclusively fabricates custom wood ceilings. From design to delivery, we help make your space look beautiful. Our alphanumeric name comes from Division 9 FINISHES + wood ceilings.  Based in Oregon, we have dozens of installed projects in Hawaii.

Photo: Kona Coffee Purveyors
Architect: Workshop HI.

Besides the full portfolio of custom products, the new 9Wood Fast>Track program offers custom wood ceilings in 3-6 weeks, including approvals, with the industry’s only guaranteed on-time ship date. Check out 9Wood.com for samples, images, local projects, and technical support.  View 9Wood Fast>Track Brochure (PDF). 

Questions? Email Michael Roemen, Local Allied Member with 9Wood.

Stephanie Carr with Quantum Windows & Doors

Since 1982, Quantum has developed a national reputation for handcrafting the finest custom all wood and wood clad windows and doors. We specialize in solutions to the most creative and challenging residential, commercial and historic projects, regardless of the complexity or size of the project. Our commitment to integrity, design, and craftsmanship is evident in every window and door we build. Our products are both beautiful and functional. Top architects and contractors regularly rely on Quantum to provide the highest level of design expertise and engineering. View Quantum Windows & Doors Brochure.

Questions? Email Stephanie Carr, Local Allied Member, Marketing Coordinator with Quantum Windows & Doors or call her at 425-740-6137.

AIA Honolulu Member Update

Substantial Decline in Architecture Billings 

The August report suggests the greatest weakness in design activity in several years.  Demand for design services in August took a markedly downward swing compared to July’s already soft score, according to a new report released from AIA.

AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 47.2 in August showed a significant drop in architecture firm billings compared to the July score of 50.1. Any score below 50 indicates a decrease in billings. 

“The sizeable drop in both design billings and new project activity, coming on the heels of six months of disappointing growth in billings, suggests that the design expansion that began in mid-2012 is beginning to face headwinds,” said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA.  Read AIA National’s full press release.

Last Chance! Vote for the 2019 Film Challenge until Sep. 27

Two Hawaii Produced Films Entered - Vote! Vote! Vote! Watch all 2019 submissions and vote for your favorite. You can vote once every hour. The film that receives the most votes wins the People’s Choice Award. Voting ends September 27.

• The Living Building Challenge - This film is submitted by AIA Honolulu member Aaron Ackerman, Assoc. AIA with Bowers + Kubota who is on a mission to accomplish the Living Building Challenge as well as to inspire others to be environmentally proactive.
  
• LifeEdited Maui: Small Wonder - This is a model for how we can innovate to live in the future. It allows a family to live a big, happy, modern, convenient off-grid life in a 1,000 square foot home that functions like one twice its size.

View all 2019 Film Challenge videos - The 2019 AIA Film Challenge invited architects and film makers to collaborate in telling stories of architects, civic leaders and their communities working together toward positive community impact, creating a Blueprint for Better.

AIA Honolulu Job Board

7 New & Re-Posted Jobs Just Listed and 12 Total

Post a job with AIA Honolulu!
Jobs are posted for 1 month. Posting fee: $25/members, $40/non-members.

• NEW! Project Architect - WATG
• RE-POSTED! Intermediate Architectural Designer - Mandarin Speaking - WATG
• RE-POSTED! Intermediate Architectural Designer - WATG
• RE-POSTED! Project Coordinator - Mandarin Speaking - WATG
• RE-POSTED! Project Coordinator - WATG
• NEW! Senior Architectural Coordinator - HDR Engineering, Inc
• NEW! Registered Architect - HDR Engineering, Inc
  

• .....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.

• View Job Listings
• Post a Job Online

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