Tuesday, September 30, 2019
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Oct 10: International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Presents "An Evening with Dina A. Griffin”
Register Online! Deadline to register is Oct. 9
Thursday, Oct. 10, 5pm-7pm | AIA Honolulu, Center for Architecture
$0 IIDA Members | $20 AIA, ASID, Others | Light refreshments & drinks provided.
AIA Honolulu Upcoming Events
SEE YOU TUESDAY at the 20th Pacific Building Trade Expo
FREE event for AEC industry professionals - Earn up to 4 HSW!
Register at the Expo! Bring your business card to register at the Expo.
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.
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
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.
Oct 10: YAF for a Pau Hana Event @ Kieselbach Woodworks!
RSVP Online! If you joined us last year, then you know this event is not one to miss!
Thursday, October 10th, 2019, 5:30-7PM, Kieselbach Woodworks, 825 Halekauwila Street
Join the AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF) for a pau hana filled with networking, games, food and drinks. Kieselbach will host a demonstration of their processes and tools used in woodworking with veneers and the vacuum process. Kieselbach Associates will be available to answer questions and show dry runs after the demonstration. However, for safety purposes, actual cuts may only be made during the demonstration. Friends and colleagues welcome. We will have some great prizes to giveaway throughout the evening!
Bonus: Pupus, Refreshments, Ping Pong, Shuffle Board and Great Company
Cost: Free (sponsored by Kieselbach Woodworks)
Oct 24: Film Night - Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island
Register Online! Thursday, Oct. 24, 5:30pm-8pm,
AIA Center for Architecture
As Fogo Island struggles to sustain its unique way of life in the face of a collapse of its fishing industry, architect Todd Saunders and social entrepreneur Zita Cobb's vision results in the building of strikingly original architecture that will become a catalyst for social change. Panel discussion to follow film screening.
Cost: Free Admission (Suggested $10 donation at the door)
General Membership Meeting (1 AIA/CES LU)
Oct 25: Roadblocks to Affordable Housing
Register Online! Friday, Oct. 25, 11:30am-1pm, Center for Architecture
Join us for an intimate discussion of the topic of roadblocks to affordable housing. Speakers are Makani Maeva, Ahe Group, who is the founder and director of this Hawaii affordable housing development company operating on three islands. Keith Sawamura, principal of Design Partners with 26 years of experience in providing project management and architectural design services for multi-family and single-family communities for military, state government non-profit developers, and the private sector in a production-build setting.
Cost: $20 AIA Honolulu Members | $30 Non-Members (Lunch Included)
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 some 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!
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Oct 7: SMPS Fall Marketing Boot Camp
Introducing Coach Susan Murphy
Oct 7: SMPS Fall Marketing Boot CampRegister Online! Oct. 7, 11:30am-4pm, Plaza Club (20th Fl).
AIA Honolulu members receive SMPS Member Rate of $95 ($125 non-member rate) by using promotion code 2019BOOTCAMP.
Get your marketing skills into tip-top shape! SMPS Hawaii is pleased to welcome national speaker, Susan Murphy to Hawaii. In a highly interactive half-day session, Susan will coach you on how to improve your marketing and business development skills with tips and tricks that go beyond basic training.
For AEC industry professionals of all levels of experience, the jam-packed session will identify ways to help you craft both your personal and firm’s brand to elevate the quality of your proposals and improve networking strategies.
AIA Honolulu Job Board
1 New and 12 Total 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! Capital Project Manager - Kamehameha Schools
- .....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
- Sep 30 + Oct. 1: 2019 Building Voices: Housing for All Symposium
Click here for additional information.
Monday September 30 @ UHM School of Architecture Auditorium
6pm: Opening Keynote Lecture & Panel: Christopher Hawthorne, Chief Design Officer, City of Los Angeles with panelists Marc Alexander, Executive Director, C&C of Honolulu Office of Housing and Councilmember Carol Fukunaga
Tuesday October 1 @ the Hawai'i Convention Center Room 314
8am: Keynote: Better Living through Density
10am: Keynote: Architecture as a Catalyst for Change
2:15pm: The Future of Hawaii'is Housing: A Toolkit for Design
- Oct. 11: Ward Bennett - Giant of Minimalism (1 LU)
Ward Bennett's life and work had a lasting impact on the 20th centuary design, and his influence remains strong today. Presented by Melinda Snow Davis, West Regional Sales Director.
When/Where: Friday, Oct. 11, 11:30am-1pm, Kukui Plaza, 50 S. Beretania St. C-208B
RSVP: RSVP to Leanne Hachey at leanne@op-hawaii.com