UHCDC WINS MULITPLE 2024 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Hawaii Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA); 2024 Community-Based Planning Award
Recipient: Aala Park: Community-Participatory Proof-of-Concept Design; The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC), Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, et al.
Hawaii ASLA Professional Design Awards; 2024 Honor Award (Communication Category)
Recipient: Aala Park: Community-Participatory Proof-of-Concept Design; University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC), Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, et al.; client: The Trust for Public Land (TPL)
Hawaii ASLA Professional Design Awards; 2024 Merit Award (Analysis and Planning Category)
Recipient: Waikiki Resilience and Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Project (WRAP); University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC), Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, et al.; client: State of Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.
For full project credits and more info, please follow the links above.
UHCDC STUDENT FINALIST FOR 2024 STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
UHCDC student Logan Shiroma was recognized as a finalist for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) Award, in the graduate category. She received a $500 scholarship and our appreciation for her dedication and hard work. Watch the video featuring 2024’s SEOTY candidates and winners on Youtube.
BREAKING CYCLES SYMPOSIUM: RE-ENVISIONING A HEALTH, HOUSING, & CORRECTIONS CONTINUUM
The Breaking Cycles Symposium was a two-day event sponsored by the Department of Public Safety (PSD) and co-organized by the University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center (UHCDC), Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission, Correctional Reform Working Group, the Governor’s Office, and other University of Hawaiʻi Partners.
The symposium focused on the overlapping cycles of mental health needs, substance abuse disorders, houselessness, joblessness, trauma, and incarceration. This was a broader conversation that aimed to bring people together to address these issues as a collective.
See UH News story HERE.
For more information on the symposium, visit the website page HERE.
To learn more about the O’ahu Community Correction Center project, visit the project page HERE.
REIMAGINED ALA WAI HARBOR EARNS HAWAIʻI CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION’S URBAN DESIGN AWARD
The University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center (UHCDC) reimagined Ala Wai Harbor project that addresses the harbor's everyday functions while ensuring adaptability to long-term sea-level rise was honored with the Hawaiʻi Chapter of the American Planning Association’s Urban Design Award.
The project was led by Principal Investigator Phoebe White, an assistant professor of landscape architecture in the School of Architecture, and Co-Principal Investigator Priyam Das, chair and associate professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning housed in the College of Social Sciences.
See UH News story HERE.
For more information about this project, visit the project page HERE.
To learn more information about the Ala Wai Harbor, visit the project page HERE.
UH HILO ‘ŌLELO HAWAIʻI CAMPUS AND UHM WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE PROJECTS HONORED AT AIA HONOLULU’S 65th ANNUAL DEISGN AWARDS
The ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi Campus project was honored with an Award of Excellence in the unbuilt category. “This highest honor recognizes projects which are deemed to exemplify excellence of architectural design on all levels of analysis, and exemplify the highest standards to which AIA members aspire”.
The UHM Wayfinding & Signage project received the Distinctive Detail Award, celebrating craftsmanship, attention to detail, and spirit of innovation.
Both projects were led by Principal Investigators Brian Strawn and Karla Sierralta in collaboration with UH Hilo partners Keiki Kawai‘ae‘a and Ka‘iu Kimura (‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi Campus) and co-designers Kūha‘o Zane, Nalani Kanaka‘ole and Sig Zane of Sig Zane Designs & SZ Kaiao (UHM Wayfinding & Signage).
These projects represent multi-year collaborative efforts involving teams of community members, consultants, and advisors, including the participation of numerous UHCDC student assistants and project staff.
For more information on the design awards, visit AIA Honolulu.
To learn more about the ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi Campus, visit the project page HERE.
To learn more about the UHM Wayfinding & Signage, visit the project page HERE.
UHM WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE PROJECT RECOGNIZED WITH FAST COMPANY’S WORLD CHANGING IDEAS AWARD 2023
The UHM Wayfinding & Signage project “Beyond Wayfinding” is led by Principal Investigator Brian Strawn & Co-Principal Investigator Karla Sierralta and co-designed with Kūha'o Zane, Nalani Kanaka'ole and Sig Zane of Sig Zane Designs & SZ Kaiao.
The project was named the winner of the Art & Design category in this year’s Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards.
“Fast Company’s annual World Changing Ideas Awards honor the businesses and organizations that are developing creative solutions to the most pressing issues of our time.” Selected from more than 2,200 entries by Fast Company editors and reporters, awarded projects “represent the kind of innovation and ingenuity necessary to make the world more accessible, equitable, and sustainable for everyone.”
To learn more about the project, the team and contributors please visit the project page HERE.
FUTURE OF HAWAIʻI’S HOUSING WINS ACSA’S 2022 COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AWARD
The Future of Hawai'i's Housingedu/work/future-of-hawaiis-housing research project led by principal investigators Karla Sierralta and Brian Strawn was nationally recognized with the 2022 Collaborative Practice Award at the ACSA's annual Architectural Education Awards.
"Established in 1997 by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, this award honors best practices in university-based and community engaged programs. This award was proposed by Thomas Dutton and Anthony Schuman as a means to recognize ACSA’s commitment to community partnerships in which faculty, students and neighborhood citizens are valued equally and that aim to address issues of social injustice through design."
This exploratory bottom-up research collaboration began in 2019 with interviewing thirty families on five islands. In 2020 the team revisited their findings through the lens of the ongoing pandemic. The Future of Hawai'i's Housing project resulted in over sixteen individual design and research efforts, including a toolkit for designing Holistic Housing in Hawai'i.
“RADICAL” GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES FEATURED IN COVER EDITORIAL FOR POLITICO MAGAZINE
UHCDC’s Judith Stilgenbauer was featured in Politico Magazine’s January 28 cover article “The Battle to Save Waikiki Beach”. The story highlights designs for the Ala Wai Canal and adjacent areas generated through the "South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network: Resilience and Connectivity by Design" project. The team’s radical vision proposes nature-based climate adaptation design solutions aimed at protecting Waikiki beyond the beach.
Full article:
Warner, Melanie, “The Battle to Save Waikiki Beach”, in Politico Magazine, January 2022; available online at: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/28/waikiki-hawaii-beach-climate-change-525266.
South Shore project credits:
State of Hawaiʻi Office of Planning & University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center (UHCDC)
Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, Professor
Project Manager: Hayley Diamond, Senior Research Associate
Project Designers: Diane Moore, Research Associate; Ariel Dungca, Research Associate
Student Project Assistants: Jonathan Quach, Valerie Ribao, Calvin Bulan, Jay Moorman, Matthew Higa, Gabrielle Lapinig
UHCDC WINS MULTIPLE 2021 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
2021 Malama ʻĀina Award
Recipient: University of Hawaii Community Design Center, Cathi Ho-Schar FAIA, Director.
The triennial Hawaii ASLA Malama `Aina Award recognizes individuals or organizations outside the field of landscape architecture for “distinctive efforts in promoting the preservation and enhancement of the landscape in Hawaii”.
Hawaii Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA)
2021 Urban Design Award
Recipient: South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network Study: Resilience and Connectivity by Design; University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC), Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, et al.; client: State of Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. For full project credits, please follow the link above. A complete list of award recipients may be found on APA’s webpage.
Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
2021 Professional Award of Excellence (Analysis and Planning Category)
Recipient: South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network Study: Resilience and Connectivity by Design; University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC), Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, et al.; client: State of Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. For full project credits, please follow the link above. Watch ASLA’s short award video here.
Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
2021 Professional Honor Award (Research and Communications Category)
Recipient: Lake Wilson—Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area Study and Proof-of-Concept Design; University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC), Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, et al.; client: State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Parks Division. For full project credits, please follow the link above. Watch ASLA’s short award video here.
These UHCDC awards were featured in a November 4, 2021 UH News story titled: "Designing sustainable solutions earns UH faculty, students multiple awards."
SOUTH SHORE PROMENADE WINS 2021 APA HI URBAN DESIGN AWARD
The South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network Study: Resilience and Connectivity by Design—result of a two-year, state-funded UHCDC design research project led by principal investigator Judith Stilgenbauer—was selected for the Hawaii Chapter of the American Planning Association’s 2021 Urban Design Award. Client: State of Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.
This 450-page report serves as a visionary educational tool aimed at fostering dialogue about future sustainable planning along the south shore of the urban center of Honolulu, which stretches from Diamond Head to Pearl Harbor. More broadly, the project intends to further the contemporary local and global discourse on climate-resilient, adaptive urban waterfront development in tropical island settings. The work visualizes possible long-term sea level rise scenarios and speculative, nature-based living shoreline design solutions.
South Shore project credits:
State of Hawaii Office of Planning & University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC)
Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, Professor
Project Manager: Hayley Diamond, Senior Research Associate
Project Designers: Diane Moore, Research Associate; Ariel Dungca, Research Associate
Student Project Assistants: Jonathan Quach, Valerie Ribao, Calvin Bulan, Jay Moorman, Matthew Higa, Gabrielle Lapinig
SOUTH SHORE PROJECT FEATURED IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE
Highlighting the importance of climate- and sea level rise-adaptation design in Honolulu, the State of Hawaii, and beyond, national Landscape Architecture Magazine chose to feature Professor Judith Stilgenbauer and team's recent, state-funded UHCDC design research project "South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network: Resilience and Connectivity by Design" in its October 2021 issue.
Full article:
Schuler, Timothy A., “Resilience, Rendered”, in Landscape Architecture Magazine, October 2021; available online at: http://bt.royle.com/publication/?m=44306&i=721605&p=18&ver=html5
South Shore project credits:
State of Hawaii Office of Planning & University of Hawaii Community Design Center (UHCDC)
Principal Investigator: Judith Stilgenbauer, Professor
Project Manager: Hayley Diamond, Senior Research Associate
Project Designers: Diane Moore, Research Associate; Ariel Dungca, Research Associate
Student Project Assistants: Jonathan Quach, Valerie Ribao, Calvin Bulan, Jay Moorman, Matthew Higa, Gabrielle Lapinig
UHCDC STUDENT TEAM WINS 2021 UH STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR (SEOTY) TEAM AWARD
Congratulations to the the Wahiawā Civic Center Student Team: Hiu Ki “Angel” Au, Kaylen Daquioag, Dustin Chang, Hana Fulghum, Moises Lio Can, Beau Nakamori who received a 2021 Student Employee of the Year Team Award. The student team worked with the State of Hawai’i Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), seven public agency tenants, and community stakeholders to envision a new civic center to serve the Wahiawā community. The student team was instrumental in compiling a literature review of planning materials, GIS mapping, site analysis, precedent studies, and developing an engagement framework informed by local, national and international best practices for community engagement. The team conducted over 30 interviews and talk stories with agency and community stakeholders including legislators, City Council members, leaders of community organizations, and respected residents. Students supported the launch of an on-line community engagement portal, helped to develop and analyze a community survey. Students also worked to develop a socially-distanced engagement format that provided an in-person opportunity for residents to learn more about the project and offer feedback.
Special mention also to: Research Associates Nicole Biewenga, Rebecca Denzer, Mark Lombawa; past student Sharla Batacol; and engagement advisors Dan Milz and Dawn Chang for guiding the student team.
See the UH News story here.
LAWN LOUNGERS: PORTABLE SPACES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RECEIVED AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY OF THE 2020 AIA HONOLULU DESIGN AWARDS
“Lawn Loungers” wins Honorable Mention in the 2020 AIA Honolulu Design Awards.
This project is an outcome of the “Future of Hawai’i’s Housing” project developed in partnership with the Hawai’i Public Housing Authority. Special thanks to HPHA’s Executive Director Hakim Ouansafi and his team of experts.
See the UH News article here.
We would like to acknowledge the team of talented individuals that contributed to this project in one way or another, including:
Student Research Assistants:
Keola Annino
Jason Hashimoto
Christina Holcom
Kelii Kapali
Renz Laforteza
Beau Nakamori
Rand Oshiro
Griffin Ward
Hunter Wells
Post-Graduate Staff:
Chris Songvilay
Sho Tetsutani
Principal Investigators:
Karla Sierralta, AIA and Brian Strawn, AIA
Project Partners:
Topic Expert & Writer
Allison Arieff, Senior Editor, City Monitor
Contributing Opinion Writer, The New York Times
KPF Urban Interface
Luc Wilson, Director
Snoweria Zhang, Urban Innovation Architect
Brandon M. Pachuca, Urban Data Analyst + Web Developer
Forge Studio
Rebecca Buck, Ethnographer & Digital Strategist, Forge Studio
Special Thanks to:
Steve Hill, 3D Lab Director, UHM School of Architecture
Photography:
Tom Takata Photography
UH CANCER CENTER P1CT RECEIVED THE 2020 AIA HONOLULU DISTINCTIVE DETAIL AWARD
“Cancer Center P1CT” wins a Professional Award for Distinctive Detail in the 2020 AIA Honolulu Design Awards.
This project is an outcome of the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center’s “UHCC Annex” project developed in partnership with the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center. Special thanks to UHCC Director, Dr. Randall Holcomb and his team of healthcare researchers and caregivers.
We would like to acknowledge the team of talented individuals that contributed to this project in one way or another, including:
Student Research Assistants:
Keola Annino
Glenn Grande
Jason Hashimoto
Rubinson Intong
Khoa Nguyen
Melise Nekoba
Mike Poscablo
Valerie Ribao
Siraj Sheriff
Christopher Songvilay
Sho Tetsutani
Kaya Troye
Thomason Takata
Post-Graduate Staff:
Noelle Yempuku
Principal Investigator:
Brian Strawn, AIA
Special Thanks to:
Rebecca Buck, Ethnographer & Digital Strategist, Forge Studio
Steve Hill, 3D Lab Director, UHM School of Architecture
Karla Sierralta, Assistant Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Alisa Weinstein, UX Researcher, Google
Photography:
Tom Takata Photography
UHCDC WINS 2020 AIA/ACSA PRACTICE + LEADERSHIP AWARD
The 2020 ACSA/AIA Practice and Leadership Award honors ‘best practice’ examples of highly effective teaching, scholarship, and outreach in the areas of professional practice and leadership
The 2020 ACSA/AIA Practice and Leadership Award honors ‘best practice’ examples of highly effective teaching, scholarship, and outreach in the areas of professional practice and leadership. Congratulations to the entire UHCDC ohana who contributed to this recognition:
Contributing Faculty Principal Investigators and Instructors
Roger Babcock, Simon Bussiere, Priyam Das, Dolan Ebersole, Christopher Hong, Bundit Kanisthakhon, Wendy Meguro, Pu Miao, Colin Moore, Joyce Noe, Jennifer Darrah Okike, Hyoung-june Park, Suwan Shen, Karla Sierralta, Daniele Spirandelli, Judith Stilgenbauer, Brian Strawn, Lance Walters
SoA Students
Keola Annino, Hiu Ki Au, Sharla Batocal, Calvin Bulan, ‘Eiwa Colburn, Kaylen Daquioag, Janica Domingo, Celeste Guarin, Kenneth Guillen, Jason Hashimoto, Matthew Higa, Christina Holcom, Sarah Hyun, Rubinson Intong, Kelsy Jorgenson, Kris Jugueta, Keli’i Kapali, Catherine Kenjo, Connie Kwan, Renz Laforteza, Gabrielle Lapinig, Angus Lin, Moises Lio Can, Chris Lomboy, Kirstie Maeshiro-Takiguchi, Shane Matsunaga, Jay Moorman, Beau Nakatori, Melise Nekoba, Khoa Nguyen, Rand Oshiro, Katherine Pananganan, Derrick Pang, Jonathan Quach, John Quindara, Gladys Razos, Valerie Ribao, Rollin Ritter, Richard Robinson, Siraj Sheriff, Poutasi Seiuli, Bryson Tabaniag, Thomason Takata, Ivy Tejada, My Tran, Kaimana Tuazon, Griffin Ward, Hunter Wells, and Kristyn Yamamotoya
UHCDC Staff
Jill Axelson, Nicole Biewenga, Christopher Gaydosh, Emily Gillmar, Glenn Grande, Michael Honyak, Hayley McCann, Elliot Lazo, Mark Lombawa, Kevin Miyamura, Hayley McCann, Diane Moore, Rebecca Ogi, Mike Poscablo, Christopher Songvilay, Jason Selley, Brian Strawn, Sho Tetsutani, Willa Trimble, Noelle Yempuku, Zachary Streitz
And to our tremendous SoA leadership and support past and present, mahalo.
WAIPAHU TOD COLLABORATION TEAM WINS 2020 ACSA COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AWARD
The UHCDC Waipahu Collaboration Team was selected as a recipient of the 2020 ACSA Collaborative Practice award, which honors “best practices in school-based community outreach programs”. The team was comprised of 8 faculty members from the School of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Public Policy Center, and Sea Grant College, who worked together to sequence and coordinate six classes and eight research projects on work related to transit-oriented development for the Waipahu station areas. The team compiled a strategic planning study, planning assessment, ecological hazards study, ecological asset study, infrastructure and transportation study, tree canopy study, flood mitigation guidelines, digital optimization model, housing and block study, a design considerations booklet, and numerous community outreach events and presentations to various city and state agencies and professional organizations.
Team:
Simon Bussiere, Priyam Das, Wendy Meguro, Colin Moore, Hyoung-June Park, Cathi Ho Schar, Suwan Shen, Daniele Spirandelli, Imelda Carlos, Sarah Doermann, Kenna Stormogipson, Joy Agner, Nicole Biewenga, Mark Lombawa, Rebecca Ogi, Hiu Ki Au, Kaylen Daquioag, Kenneth Guillen, Kris Jugueta, Connie Kwan, Shane Matsunaga, Derrick pang, Gladys Razos, Rollin Ritter, Ivy Tejada, Sho Tetsutani, Kaimana Tuazon, Kristyn Yamamotoya
(apologies for any omissions)
2019 BUILDING VOICES SYMPOSIUM
September 30th - October 1st, 2019 - UH Mānoa School of Architecture Auditorium + Hawaiʻi Convention Center
The 2019 Building Voices: Housing for All Symposium gathered a distinguished group of speakers over the 2-day event: Christopher Hawthorne, Marc Alexander, Councilmember Carol Fukunaga, David Baker, Marsha Maytum, Kevin Auger, Snoweria Zhang, Karla Sierralta, Brian Strawn, Jonathan Lee, Kevin Miyamura, Andrew Neuman, and Kumu Hula Victoria Takamine. The speakers provided deep and diverse perspectives that addressed housing policy, trends, research, innovation, design, construction, and toolkits for community building. Mahalo to all of the many students, staff, faculty, professionals, community members, and government representatives who attended, with special thanks to SAPFB, AIA Honolulu, the CSI Expo Committee, and the Doin Kwon Design and Innovation Endowment Fund.
During the final lecture of Building Voices day 2
