Island Architect Weekly - Friday, September 11, 2015

 Patriot Day - September 11, 2015

WE REMEMBER! Today we observe Patriot Day as the National Day of Service and Remembrance. This occurs on Sep. 11 of each year in memory of the 2,977 killed in the 2001 Sep. 11 attacks.  The flag of the United States will be flown at half-staff at the White House and official government buildings all around the world and at many individual American homes.  Additionally, a moment of silence was observed to correspond with the attacks at 8:46am (EDT), the time the first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. NEVER FORGET!

In Remembrance

Aloha Paulette (Lee) Manfredi, Assoc. AIA

We are deeply saddened to inform you that Paulette Manfredi nicknamed "Lee", passed away on Aug. 19, 2015 after fighting cancer for many years. She was an AIA Honolulu member and worked for both Philip White Associates and Michael Loke Architects International before starting her own firm Lee Manfredi Design Concepts LLC.  She is survived by her daughter, Chelsea Manfredi, and her sisters, Sharon Hirae and Deanna Ige and she will be missed by many.
Lee was very involved in her community as a past Director of Neighborhood Board No. 3: Waialae-Kahala; past Director on Board of Directors, Waialae Gardens AOAO; past Director on Friends of The Contemporary Museum Board; past Director on University of Hawaii Alumni Association of Architects; Director of Neighborhood Board No. 5: St. Louis Heights-Kapahulu-Waikiki and Director on Board of Directors, Regency Park AOAO.

Memorial Service & Celebration of Life:  A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at the Thurston Memorial Chapel at Punahou School on Saturday, Oct. 17. Visitation at 1:30pm and Service at 2:30pm with reception to follow.  Aloha attire.  Donations suggested to the University of Hawaii Foundation, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra or Special Olympics Hawaii.

AIA Industry News

Architects Issue Statement Supporting Surgeon General's National Call to Action on Walking and Walkable Communties

This week the AIA issued the following statement on U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's 'Call to Action' report on the health benefits of walking and barriers to walkable communities.

"We heartily endorse Surgeon General Murthy's 'Step It Up' initiative to address the healthy benefits of walking and remove barriers to walkable communities," said  AIA CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA. "Architects are forging partnerships nationwide with schools of medicine and public health, taking a leading role in promoting walkable communities and visionary urban planning as a way to combat the epidemic of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity."

Ivy went on to say "It's important also for our profession to take the Surgeon General's 'Call to Action' not only to urban America, where walking and biking to work has become a way of life. We must also take it to suburban communities nationwide, where the design and planning have too often focused on the automobile and inhibited walking, livable communities and active living."  For a link to the Surgeon General's report, click here.

Make a Difference! AIA Leadership Opportunities!

Still Time to Give Us Your Nominee Recommendations

Our 2015 AIA Nominating Committee is seeking recommendations of potential candidates to serve on the AIA Honolulu Board.

For our 2016/2017 Term we are looking for:

• Vice-President/President-Elect (2016)
• Treasurer (2016/2017)
• 4 Board of Director's at Large (2016/2017)
• Associate Director (2016)

Do you, or someone you know, have prior board or committee experience and would like take your knowledge and expertise to further our local Chapter? If so please email Gary Yee, AIA our Nominating Committee chair for further consideration. 

We are looking for candidates who believe strongly that architecture matters in making communities better for people to live – and who want to work inside the organization (AIA) to make a difference.

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Time to Step Up & Lead! Looking for a Few Good Members

The AIA Hawaii State Council is organizing two committees to work on legislative and regulatory subjects on behalf of all Hawaii’s architects. Each committee has an “agenda” that matches current state legislative and regulatory issues monitored by AIA as government advocacy service to members.

1) LICENSING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE

Agenda: 1) Defend Hawaii’s currently strong architect licensing law. HRS 464 is the strongest licensing/consumer protection law in USA with respect to what requires architect seal and signature & 2) Liaison with State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Engineers Architects Surveyors & Landscape Architects Board (EASLA). Read more.

2) PRACTICE AND PROSPERITY COMMITTEE
Agenda: 1) Public Procurement. Defend and improve existing Qualifications-Based Selection QBS for public design contracts. Monitor public agency conformance and procedural decisions & 2) Public Procurement. Discuss impact of small business preferences for state contracts. Read more.

ENGAGE. CONNECT. SUCCEED!  To accomplish these goals we are looking for volunteers from every size of firm to help us develop AIA positions on issues and legislation. You will familiarize yourselves with the issues, consider the ramifications to architects, and then recommend an action to the AIA Hawaii Board of Directors. Make sure your opinion and your company position is well represented on a Committee. Otherwise, others will help develop AIA positions on legislative and regulatory issues.

Interested? Email Louis Fung, AIA and Dan Chun, FAIA no later than Sep. 15, 2015.

In the Media

View AIA Honolulu Members in the News.......+ More to Come!

Building Industry Hawaii Magazine - September Issue: In this month's Building Industry Hawaii magazine view an article titled "Blending Marble, Koa and the Law" (pg. 56-58) featuring AIA Honolulu member firm Clifford Planning & Architecture's award-winning work on the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building.

We expect to see more of our AIA members' projects featured in this critical publication for the design and construction industries in the near future in this same format, examining a project from both the architect's and contractor's perspectives.

+ also in this issue - the 2015 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Insert.

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Hawaii Home + Remodeling Magazine - October Issue: Next month, we hope that you will see a story in Hawaii Home + Remodeling magazine that features one of our AIA members discussing design for kitchen and baths. Like with the Building Industry Hawaii magazine, we have forged a closer relationship with HH+R and believe that we will see more of our AIA member architects and their work highlighted there in the future.

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.......MORE ARTICLES NOT TO BE MISSED!

Broken: Stuck in Permit Purgatory - Hawaii Business Magazine - September, 2015: George Atta, director of the Department of Planning and Permitting and a former principal at the architectural firm Group 70 International, knows just how swamped Honolulu’s permitting system is and almost everyone agrees the building permit system puts many ordinary businesses through agony. The county governments say they are not entirely to blame and are working to improve the system. Read entire article.

NRP - Frank Gehry's Lifelong Challenge: To Create Buildings That Move - September 10, 2015: With sculptural swoops and sweeps and unusual materials, Frank Gehry changed the course of architecture. His creations, such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, created a new architectural language.  At 86, Gehry is being honored with medals and museum exhibitions. He has unveiled a major river project for LA, and this Tuesday, Paul Goldberger, former architecture critic for The New York Times and The New Yorker, published Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry, a big new biography of Gehry.

AIA Honolulu Events

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

RSVP Online! Today Friday, Sep 11 from 12pm-1pm you 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. 

Come listen to Bill Wong, AIA who 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.

Attend remotely with Go-To-Meeting? Email Camilla Nicholas for more information.

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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.

Registration deadline is today Friday, Sep.11, 3:00pm

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.

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Sep 17: Town Hall Meeting: “The Vision for Kaka'ako Makai”

On Thursday, Sep. 17 from 5pm-7pm, the AIA Honolulu Chapter is pleased to host a third public forum on Kaka’ako focusing on the “vision” for Kaka’ako Makai and its connection to Kaka’ako Mauka. 
In light of the importance of this part of our central urban core, AIA Honolulu is sponsoring a series of Town Hall meetings to allow the public to learn about and discuss issues concerning the planning and urban design of Kakaako. This event is free and open to the public.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

• Welcome from the Moderator:  Scott Wilson AIA, 2105 AIA Honolulu President
• Introduction to urban design issues in Kakaako Makai
• Urban Visions and Concerns of Community Groups for Kakaako Makai
• Q & A to speakers from the audience
• Concluding Remarks

Online RSVP:  Please RSVP online since seating at the Center for Architecture is limited.

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

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Sep 18: "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. Print Flyer & Post at your Firm.

When:     Friday, Sep. 18, 11:30am-1:00pm
Where:   Center for Architecture, Suite 100

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.

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"A Walk with a Legend" - Attend our Walking Tours with Frank Haines, FAIA

A Rare Treat! We have spots open for our regular Architectural Walking Tour with Frank Haines, FAIA on four upcoming Saturdays in September and October. Frank is now +90 years old and has done this walking tour for over 50 years. For countless Saturday mornings he has been educating the public and AIA members on Hawaii's rich architectural past, primarily in and around the Capitol district. You don't want to miss this walk with a legend!

Advanced Registration Online is Required:

• Saturday, Sep. 19 from 9am-11:30am
• Saturday, Sep. 26 from 9am-11:30am
• Saturday, Oct. 17 from 9am-11:30am
• Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9am-11:30am

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Sep. 21: Don Goo & Company "The Value of Design & the Design of Value"

Attend an evening with Don Goo, FAIA and his distinguished panelists at the Univeristy of Hawaii School of Architecture on Monday Sep. 21, 6:00pm in Room 205. A reception and live music will follow. View event flyer (PDF).

Presentations by Janine Clifford, AIA; Janice Li, AIA; Bettina Mehnert, AIA and Cathi Ho Schar, AIA who will be honoring our moderator Don Goo, FAIA, the 2015 AIA Hawaii State Council Medal of Honor winner.

Save the Date! 10th Annual CANstruction Competition

Mark You Calendars for our "Rock-CAN-Roll" Competition

When:             Saturday, October 3 from 9am - 2pm
Where:            Pearlridge Center - Uptown
2015 Theme:  Rock-CAN-Roll

Team Build-Out:     9am - 2pm
Kids CAN Corner:  10am-1pm
People's Choice:    Oct. 3 - Oct. 17 = One Can. One Vote

Mahalo to all 2015 CANstruction Teams!

ADM Retail Planning & Architecture Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. Bowers + Kubota Consulting Cambria Group 70 International

Clifford Planning & Architecture  Coffman Engineers Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company HDR, Inc. WATG

How CAN You Help? Become a Kids Corner Sponsor?

You can still become a sponsor of our popular "Kids Corner" where AIA Honolulu member architects and allied members will lead children (ages of 5-12) in building an oversized "CAN-struction”. The money will be used to buy cans for the structure. Interested? Email Debra Pompadur, Allied Member. 

Mahalo 2015 Keiki Corner Sponsors: Case Lombardi & Petit; Evergreen by Debra, LLC; Fung Associates, Inc.; Jeff Nishi, AIA; Joanne Arizumi; Long & Associates, AIA, Inc.; Mel R. Hertz and Pacific Dynamics Construction.

Associate AIA Event

Sep 15: ARE Prep Session - Structural Systems - Part I

RSVP Online! All meetings will take place at the Center for Architecture from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.

• AGENDA:
  5:30pm-6:00pm: Check In | Socialize | Eat
  
  
• 6:00pm-7:45pm:  Expert lecture by Lyle Carden, Structural Engineer with Martin & Chock.  This Part 1 of 2 sessions on the Structural Systems exam will prepare attendees with fundamental knowledge on:
  - Types of loads on buildings
  - Fundamentals of statics and forces
  - Lateral forces including wind and seismic forces
  - Principles of selecting a structural system

Upcoming Program - Plan Ahead and Register Today:

• 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.

Member Update

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AIA Honolulu Job Board

1 Job 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.