The UHCDC has developed a proof-of-concept planning and design study for an ROTC Center for Excellence, a joint-use facility to house Army, Navy, and Air Force students and staff of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus. The center intends to engender and exhibit the joint-operational approach of the armed services while serving as a lower campus hub connecting academic, athletic, and off-campus assets in a singular, hyperflexible space. Indoor-outdoor learning spaces embody the mind-body learning experience of the cadet/midshipman while taking advantage of Mānoa’s climate, allowing classrooms and lecture halls to expand onto the surrounding landscape and public-facing plazas.

Client: University of Hawaiʻi Office of the Vice President for Administration
Principal Investigator: Brian Strawn AIA
Project Staff: John Colburn IX, Glenn Grande, Jason Hashimoto, Charlie Palanza
Project Team: Keola Annino, Christina Holcom, Vivianne Nguyen, Bryson Tabaniag, Griffin Ward, Hunter Wells