2022 Design Award Winners
AIA Honolulu is pleased to announce the winners of the 64th Annual Design Awards, recognizing architectural design excellence for 2022. This is Hawaii’s oldest design competition — held annually since 1958 — recognizing the year’s best in architectural projects.
2022 AIA Honolulu Design Awards Booklet
All winners and entrants are featured in our special Design Awards insert included in the September issue of the Hawaii Business Magazine. View the 2022 Design Awards Insert (PDF).
AIA Honolulu has maintained an excellent partnership with aio Media Group, publisher of Hawaii Business Magazine. This alliance positions our members within a core readership of business and professional leaders as well as potential private clients.
The following exemplary projects and architects were recognized as Design Award winners from the distinguished entrants.
Congratulations to the 2022 Design Awards Recipients
Award of Excellence (Institutional)
Noelani Elementary School I.D.E.A. Center
Firm: Urban Works, Inc.
Client: State Department of Education
Contractor: Ralph S. Inouye Company
Location: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: Kevin Loo-Chan, AIA
Award of Excellence & Hawaii Home+Remodeling Editor's Choice Award (Residential)
Musubi House
Firm: Craig Steely Architecture
Client: Guy and Stacy Brand
Contractor: Kauhale Kilohana Builders
Location: Paauilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii
Photo: Darren Bradley Photography
Award of Merit (Interior Architecture)
HEMIC Tower Renovation
Firm: Ferraro Choi And Associates Ltd.
Client: HEMIC
Contractor: Jay Kadowaki Inc.
Location: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: H!MEDIACREATIVE
Award of Merit & Hawaii Energy Award for Energy — Efficient Design (Institutional)
Punahou School, Sidney & Minnie Kosasa Community for Grades 2–5
Firm: Design Partners Incorporated
Client: Punahou School
Contractor: Nordic PCL Construction Inc.
Location: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: Punahou School
Award of Merit (Interior Architecture
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Kobayashi & Kosasa Family Dining Room
Firm: Peter Vincent Architects
Client: Hawaii Pacific Health
Contractor: Constructors Hawaii Inc.
Location: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: Andrea Brizzi Photography
Award of Merit (Residential)
Wailua Resort
Firm: Tadpole
Photo: Aaron Yoshino
Honorable Mention (Institutional)
Iolani School Kaneshiro Science & Innovation Center / Sidney & Minnie Kosasa Performance Studios
Firm: G70
Client: Iolani School
Contractor: Allied Builders System
Location: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: Mariko Reed
Community Impact Award
The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaii
Firm: G70
Client: The Salvation Army
Contractor: Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co.
Location: Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: David Franzen Photography
Mayor's Choice Award (Institutional)
University of Hawaii, Life Sciences Building
Firm: G70
Client: University of Hawaii
Contractor: Layton Construction Company, LLC
Location: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: Olivier Koning
USGBC Hawaii Sustainability Award (Commercial/Industrial)
Mauka Concourse
Firm: KYA Inc.
Client: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation — Airports Division
Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Location Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo: KYA Inc.; Roger Osentoski
Established in 2016, the Student Design Awards were created to honor student achievements in the design studio and provide a forum for student design excellence to be celebrated beyond the academic setting.
Award of Excellence (Graduate)
Hoa Hai Worker Housing
Students: Logan Aruga, Kenneth Guillen, Bryson Tabaniag, Austin Tse
School: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
Award of Excellence (Undergraduate)
Wiki Hale
Students: Toby Baladad, Jasmyn Carlos, Demetrio Castillo, Bethney de la Torre, Gemma Halim, Noreen Ibana, Frank Jiang, Karolyn Jones, Brandon Keene, Rianna-Destri Lee, Angelie Mae Mariano, D’Elle Martin, Morgan Ohashi, Katelen Orquia, Ty Taguchi, Perscilla Tovar, William Von Seggern
School: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
Honorable Mention (Graduate)
Paakai — Mixed-Use Residential Complex
Students: Chad Bolte, Kaylen Daquioag, Kaimana Tuazon, Hunter Wells
School: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
Honorable Mention (Undergraduate)
Kewalo (Nature Preserve)
Student: Herman Lau
School: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
Honorable Mention (Undergraduate)
Ola Hou Youth Center
Student: Desiree Joy Malabed
School: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
Zero Waste Center (Undergraduate)
People's Choice Award
People's Choice Award (Undergraduate)
Zero Wate Center
Student: Thanh Nguyen
School: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
2022 Design Award Jury
Juror selection is based upon locating impartial individuals who represent high levels of achievement, design quality and professional integrity. Every attempt is made to create a balanced panel that will provide fair judgment to all entries. We are excited to introduce our 2022 jury, who this year consists of five individuals, two of whom are members of an AIA chapter outside of Hawaii. Three jurors are Hawaii residents to ensure that the uniqueness of Hawaii Architecture is recognized and appreciated by non-local jurors. Click here for the Jury Bios (PDF).
Introducing our 2022 Esteemed Jurors!
- Derrick Choi, AIA (AIA Boston Society for Architecture), Senior Associate, Northeast Regional Aviation Practice Area Leader, Gensler
- Mayumi Hara Dao, AIA (AIA Honolulu) Architect at John Hara Associates Inc. and Mayumi Hara Dao Architect, LLC
- Jennifer Park, AIA (AIA Chicago) Principal, Brininstool + Lynch
- Brian Strawn, AIA (AIA Honolulu) Co-founder of Strawn Sierralta and Principal Investigator at UHCDC
- Polly Tice, Principal & Research Section Director at MASON
Members of the design awards committee whose firms have submitted in that year may not be present and/or may not participate during any aspect of jury deliberations.
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