Island Architect Weekly - Monday, June 6, 2016

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June 21: Attend CSI Honolulu's Installation & Awards Dinner + Special Tabletops

Attend CSI Honolulu's 2016-2017 Installation & Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 21, 5pm at the Plaza Club.  David Kaahaaina of Allana Buick & Bers, will be installed as the CSI Honolulu President. Help them celebrate the outgoing and incoming officers and directors, as well as, celebrate the accomplishments of their members with Chapter Awards. View flyer.

It’s a mini-expo! Stop by to network with good friends and good food and visit with their special tabletop presenters!

Reservations Required! Fill out the registration form if you want to attend or get a table top. Fax or email it to CSI Honolulu or call at (808) 847-1862.

King Kamehameha Day June 11

King Kamehameha Day - AIA Honolulu Closed June 10

The AIA Honolulu office will be closed on Friday, June 10 in observance of the King Kamehameha holiday. For questions visit the AIA Honolulu website.

Don't Miss the 100th Anniversary King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade taking place on June 11. The parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. at ʻIolani Palace in downtown Honolulu.

AIA/HAF Gordon W. Bradley Humanitarian Award

Keep Your Nominations Coming until June 30! This award was last given in 2003, and we’re delighted to see it back again, giving us a way to recognize individuals throughout our community.

The "AIA/HAF Gordon W. Bradley Humanitarian Award” is intended to acknowledge a person who has given his or her time and energy to benefit society. This award was originally created to perpetuate Gordon Bradley’s special spirit by acknowledging individuals who, through his or her career in the profession, have exemplified this giving attitude. View our 2016 Call for Nominations.

Who is missing from our list? Your Mentor? Boss? Colleague?

Distinguished Past Recipients: Frank Haines, FAIA ME; Andrew Yanoviak, AIA ME; Kenneth Brown, FAIA ME; Philip (Pip) White, AIA; Kurt Mitchell, AIA; Francis Oda, FAIA; Ernest (Ernie) Hara, FAIA and A. Bruce Etherington, FAIA ME.

Deadline June 30: All nominations must be submitted to AIA Honolulu by end of day June 30. Review our nomination information and email submissions to Abigail Spencer, AIA Honolulu EVP.

2016 AIA Honolulu Design Awards

Submit Today! Let Us Help You Show Off Your Work (Deadline June 27)

Start Submission(s) Now - Add and Edit until June 27! Submit your project and pay for your submission online, in the same easy to use platform.

New Gala Location! In 2016, we will take our Gala celebration to the award winning Daniel K. Inouye NOAA Center on Saturday, September 17 from 4pm-8pm

Submission Fee & Deadlines
Start Your Online Submission - $400 per entry
6/27  –  Submissions completed, paid for and submitted online by June 27
9/17  –  Design Awards Gala Sat, Sep. 17 at NOAA Inouye Regional Center (security clearance required).

View our 2016 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Information including submission dates, fees, eligibility, requirements, project categories, awards, jury information etc...

NEW! Student Design Awards Category (Students Only): For the first time ever, AIA Honolulu has established a Student Design Awards category to recognize student achievements in the design studio and provide a forum for student work to be celebrated.  The fee per entry is $25 for AIAS members and $35 for non-AIAS members. Online submission deadline for students are June 15.

Upcoming AIA Honolulu Programs

June 16: Attend GMM Program "Driving Client Loyalty" (1 LU)

Register Online! On Thursday, June 16 from 11:30am-1:00pm at the Center for Architecture AIA Honolulu welcomes you too attend our popular monthly General Membership Meetings (GMM). View Flyer.

Topic: "Driving Client Loyalty". Keeping clients happy takes more than just being a great architect.  This session will focus on how to cultivate and nurture successful client relationships through non-technical, “soft skill” techniques. Attendees will come away with proven tips and tricks on building loyalty with existing clients.

Guest Speaker: Mark Tawara, Hon. Affiliate, has over 20 years of experience in marketing, business, management and operations in the AEC industry.

Cost: AIA Members: $0 No Lunch or $15 Lunch. Non-Members: $20 No Lunch or $30 Lunch.

June 21: Positioning Archetypes of Practice: Firm Identity & Positioning

Can you answer the following questions? What are your firm’s most deeply held values? What is its greatest value to its clients? How do you find a firm that fits your ideal archetype of practice?

Join us to learn about how defining an identity and positioning platform can help your firm create a compelling image and reputation in the market.  Learn tools to join the conversation in defining your firms positioning platform.

Register Online! Tuesday, June 21 from 5:30pm-7:00pm at the Center for Architecture.

Cost: $10 for AIA Honolulu Members & $15 for Non-members. Pupus and drinks will be served.

June 24: RUDC Discuss Public Forum on the Sustainability of Waikik

RSVP Online! Our Regional and Urban Design Committee (RUDC) will meet on Friday, June 24 (instead of June 17), 12pm - 1pm at the Center for Architecture.  Meeting is open to ALL interested AIA members. Feel free to bring lunch.

June Topic: For this meeting they will be discussing details of organizing a public forum on the sustainability of Waikiki.  Stay tuned for the agenda.  The role of the AIA Honolulu RUDC Commitee is to review, discuss and advocate for positions on various urban design issues that affect our built environment and the communities we serve.

June 26: "Hawaii in Design" Exhibition Tour for AIA Members (Exclusively)

Register Online! On Sunday, June 26 from 1pm-2:30pm AIA Honolulu members are invited to attend a gallery tour of the Hawai’i in Design exhibit on view at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

The tour will be led by Arts of Hawaii curator Healoha Johnston, accompanied by Kuhao Zane, whose work is featured in the exhibition. From the museum website, the exhibit “features the work of 10 local designers who all reference Hawai’i’s environment – both built and natural – and are at the confluence of deeply rooted aesthetic principles mingled with global impulses.”

Come meet fellow AIA members for this glimpse into the realm of museum curation and see what design professionals in other disciplines are up to.

Cost: $20 (admission to the museum and café is included). Advance registration and payment is required. Tour is limited to 20 AIA Honolulu members.

AIA Honolulu & Industry News

Honolulu Named in Final Round the 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

We are excited to share that Honolulu has just been named in the final round of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative (100RC).  What is the 100RC?  100 Resilient Cities is pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) helps cities around the world become more resilient to social, economic, and physical challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. 100RC provides this assistance through: funding for a Chief Resilience Officer in each of our cities who will lead the resilience efforts; resources for drafting a Resilience Strategy; access to private sector, public sector, academic, and NGO resilience tools; and membership in a global network of peer cities to share best practices and challenges.

What does this mean for you?  Being in a named 100RC means that our city has recognized the importance of making our city more resilient towards its identified shocks (ie. acute events such as natural disasters) and stresses (ie. daily pressures or barriers that prevent communities and individuals from thriving). The city will work its way through the 100RC process, beginning with the Agenda setting workshop which will ultimately inform the city’s resilience strategy. The city will then hire a Chief Resilience Officer to lead the strategy development process. During strategy development the city may choose to engage 100RC platform partners to help implement the strategy.

AIA National! The AIA is a 100RC platform partner, enabling AIA components and named cities to work together if both parties so choose. AIA Honolulu will be in contact with AIA National about this and hopefully have more to share in the near future.

2016 SAME Honolulu Scholarship Program (Deadline June 30)

Each year, the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME Honolulu) offers scholarships to deserving high school seniors and college students who will be or are currently enrolled at a university with an accredited engineering or architecture program.

Application deadline is June 30, 2016 (postmarked). Read more.

Questions? Email Julie Chen, Scholarship Director, SAME Honolulu Post c/o Marketability, LLC. Winners will be announced in July 2016.

11th Canstruction® Competition

Still Need 3 Teams for our 11th CANstruction Competition on Oct. 1

Our 11th Annual Canstruction® competition
Saturday, October 1 from 9am - 2pm at Pearlridge Center.

We look for design/build teams to take on a fun and rewarding challenge.
Show off your skills while helping stock the Hawaii Foodbank shelves.

Register Online: Enter Your Team Today!   Entry Fee: $100 per team

2016 Theme: Galacti-CAN-goods!  Meals for our community, our Hawaii, our nation, our earth and our galaxy...One Can at a Time.

Questions?  Email Co-Chairs Reid Mizue, AIA, Leigh Ishida, AIA or Kristin Nakagawa, AIA.

AIA Honolulu Job Board

1 New Job Listed - 11 Total Opportunities Available

View ALL jobs on the AIA Honolulu Job Board (posted for 1 month).

• ​NEW! Architect/Intern - Scott Edwards Architecture
  
• Construction Administrator - Architects Hawaii Ltd.
• Project Architect - Clifford Planning & Architecture LLC
  
• Project Architect - Fung Associates, Inc.
• Healthcare Architect/Planner - Architects Hawaii Ltd.
• .....or view all listings on our Job Board.

Upcoming Events in the Community

OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS

• June 7 - Plan Your Business Exit Strategy
  If you are planning to transfer or sell your business you are welcome to attend an event Wealth Strategy Partners on Tuesday, June 7, 6pm-7:30pm at the Gold Bond Building. Listen to Marko Mijuskovich, MBA, MSIS, CExP who will talk about how to prepare the exit timeline, appraise the business value, assess its current financial position and more. Call 695-2148 to RSVP or email info@thewsp.com
  
  
• June 13: SHADE Summer Institute Kick-off Event at Kakaako Agora PR
  The 2016 SHADE Summer Institute is kicking-off with a pau hana event on Monday, June 13, 5:30-7pm at the Kakaako Agora.  This is the second annual SHADE Summer Institute and the event will be emceed by investigative reporter Catherine Cruz of KITV and will feature guest speaker Jeanine Centuori, FAIA, of Urban Rock Design in Los Angeles.
  

• June-Aug: 3-Part Summer Series: SUSTAINING CHINATOWN: Historic Preservation
  This 3-part series provides information about methods, techniques and resources to preserve historic commercial buildings. The seminars provide practical, specific information on maintaining and rehabilitating historic structures, helping them to continue to provide benefits to the owners, the historic district and the greater community.  Call the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation at 523-2900 for more information.
  
  Jun 8:  Building System Upgrades: Mechanical Systems and Energy Conservation
  Jul 13: Hazardous Materials Abatement: Lead Paint, Asbestos, Canec and Pesticides
  Aug 10: Zoning and Special District Design Guidelines in Chinatown
  
  
• June 9: Classic Chairs & Cocktails
  Join INspiration Interiors and Docomomo Hawaii for Classic Chairs & Cocktails at 6pm. Special guest is Kirsten Møller, granddaughter of Niels Otto Møller.  Mix and mingle with other design-minded people over cocktails—ticket entry includes 4 complimentary crafted cocktails. Craft cocktails will be paired with the chairs, playing off design elements such as wood, strength, and textiles. Then enjoy Kirsten's presentation on the history and design of JLM furniture. Limited space. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
  
  
• June 21-23: Verge Hawaii Asian Pacific Clean Energy Summit
  Governor David Ige, along with the Director of Hawaii's Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism and the Director of Energy Excelerator, invite you to join us at VERGE Hawaii to be a part of the state's journey to achieve 100% clean energy in the electricity sector by 2045. Watch the video below to learn why you need to be a part of this landmark event. VERGE conferences have consistently sold out so save your spot.
  
  
• June 22 & 24: Certified Aging in Place - CAPS I & CAPS II (only CAPS II offers 6 HSW)
  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) designation program teaches the technical, business management, and customer service skills essential to competing in the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling industry: home modifications for the aging-in-place.  View Event Flyer. You can apply for the Employment Training Fund (ETF) to get 50% of the cost of the non-member rate. For questions email Barbara Nishikawa or call at (808) 629-7505.
  
  
• June 25: UHSAAA Celebrating 25 Years with Sake Tasting
  UHSAAA's Annual Dinner featuring sake tasting will be held on June 25 at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at the Hawai‘i Kapi‘olani Community College.  This is a wonderful way to connect with alumni and supporters of UHSAAA. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available.  RSVP to uhsaaa@uhalumni.org by June 16.
  
  
• July 1:  UHSAAA's 23rd Scholarship Golf Tournament
  UHSAAA's 23rd Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at Pearl Country Club on Friday, July 1, 2016.  Proceeds from the golf tournament fund the UHSAAA endowment that awards a scholarship to a deserving Hawaii high school graduate to attend the University of Hawaii School of Architecture.  Starting this year, they are now able to award an additional scholarship to an architecture graduate student. View registration flyer and sponsorship letter (PDF) or go to online registration and donation page.
  
  

• July 9: TEDxHonolulu 2016 FLOW featuring Bettina Mehnert, FAIA
  AIA Honolulu Member Bettina Mehnert, FAIA is one of the invited speakers for the 2016 TEDx event in Honolulu on July 9. The event is titled  “FLOW: Reaching Our Greatest Potential” and will take place at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall.  Discount Code: Bettina is sharing her discount code with her AIA Honolulu family ($15 off!). The discount code is MEHNERT_TEDxHNL.

• Aug 30 & 31: Attend Universal Design/Build 2-Day Classes
  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is doing 2-day classes titled "Universal Design/Build" at the CTC-Pacific Construction Training Center. It qualifies for 12 HSW. NHAB is the registered provider. View Event Flyer (PDF).  You can also apply for the Employment Training Fund (ETF) to get 50% of the cost of the non-member rate.  For questions email Barbara Nishikawa or call at (808) 629-7505.
  
  

• Oct 24-Nov 1: Cuba Tour with Docomomo Hawaii (5 HSW)
  Designed by Cuban-American art conservator and writer Rosa Lowinger, this tour of Cuba offers an inside look at the art and architecture scene. Activities include a walking tour of the Havana neighborhood of Santo Suarez with architect Universo Garcia Lorenzo and dinner at the home of artist Yami Martinez. It's the trip of a lifetime.  Email Docomomo Hawaii for more info and registration. This trip is worth 5 AIA/CES (HSW) and AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.

Mahalo to Annual Chapter Sponsors

Join Us & Support Your Chapter!  Email or call us at (808) 628-7244 for sponsorship opportunities.

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