BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AIA Honolulu - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:AIA Honolulu X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AIA Honolulu REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-1000 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260902T070000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260902T173000 DTSTAMP:20260708T214602Z CREATED:20260708T214602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T214602Z UID:10001364-1788332400-1788370200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-event-39/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260902T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260902T170000 DTSTAMP:20250401T235944Z CREATED:20250401T235546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T235944Z UID:10000949-1788364800-1788368400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA / GCA / ACECH Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-gca-acech-committee-meeting-3/2026-09-02/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260903T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260903T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T204946Z CREATED:20260618T020639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T204946Z UID:10001360-1788435000-1788440400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2024 IBC Review DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2024ibc/2026-09-03/ LOCATION:AHL\, 733 Bishop St #3100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.306791;-157.862838 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AHL 733 Bishop St #3100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=733 Bishop St #3100:geo:-157.862838,21.306791 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260904T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260904T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T202630Z CREATED:20251230T190428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T202630Z UID:10001191-1788523200-1788526800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/excom-9426/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908 DTSTAMP:20251209T005859Z CREATED:20251209T005859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T005859Z UID:10001162-1788739200-1788825599@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Holiday - Labor Day DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/holiday-labor-day/ LOCATION:HI END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260910T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260910T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T204946Z CREATED:20260618T020639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T204946Z UID:10001361-1789039800-1789045200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2024 IBC Review DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2024ibc/2026-09-10/ LOCATION:AHL\, 733 Bishop St #3100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.306791;-157.862838 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AHL 733 Bishop St #3100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=733 Bishop St #3100:geo:-157.862838,21.306791 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260910T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260910T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T203141Z CREATED:20250709T210157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T203141Z UID:10001223-1789041600-1789045200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:EDI Meeting DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/edi-meeting-3/2026-09-10/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260910T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260910T203000 DTSTAMP:20260702T001129Z CREATED:20260206T202048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T001129Z UID:10001305-1789059600-1789072200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Joint Association Pau Hana at Ferguson DESCRIPTION:Professional Development & Pau Hana\nLegacy Clauses\,\nModern Risk: \nWhat Architects Need to Know About\nDefense and Redesign Requirements\n\nTwo legacy contract clauses continue to expose architects to unnecessary and uninsurable risk—yet they persist in both private and public sector contracts. \nThis session will unpack the risks behind “redesign at cost” and “defense” clauses\, why they no longer make sense in today’s volatile construction environment\, and how architects can push back in negotiations to protect themselves and their firms.\nEVENT OVERVIEW: \n\nDate: Thursday\, September 4\nTime: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm\nLocation: AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\n\nDon’t miss this chance to learn how to protect your practice! \nCEU: Qualifies for 1.5 AIA/CES LUs. AIA Honolulu is the registered provider. \nCOST: Free for AIA Members | $40 for Non-Members. \nSpeaker: Bennett J. Chin\, Partner\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \nBennett J. Chin is the Managing Partner of the Hawaiʻi office of GRSM in Honolulu.  Bennett’s practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling architects and engineers.  He has more than 30 years of experience and was recognized as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America®.  His construction law practice includes construction defect claims\, delay impact and loss productivity claims\, professional negligence claims\, construction contract and payment disputes.  Bennett has assisted clients on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers\, airports\, municipal works\, transportation projects\, residential projects\, hospital projects\, commercial high-rises\, restaurants and government buildings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy Clauses\, Modern Risk & Pau Hana\n \n \n Please select membership type:(Required)AIA MemberNon-MemberPlease click the "submit" button to be redirected the registration form.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA Designation(Required)AIAAssoc. AIAFAIAAIA MEAllied MemberHon. AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mahalo 2025\nProfessional Development Sponsors\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kauhale Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mamalu Sponsors\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kahua Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/ferguson-pau-hana-26/2026-09-10/ LOCATION:Ferguson Showroom\, 925 Kokea Street\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96817\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3238427;-157.8691808 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ferguson Showroom 925 Kokea Street Honolulu HI 96817 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=925 Kokea Street:geo:-157.8691808,21.3238427 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260912T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260912T110000 DTSTAMP:20251204T000248Z CREATED:20251203T234553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T000248Z UID:10001154-1789203600-1789210800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Downtown DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-downtown-24/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260917T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260917T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T204946Z CREATED:20260618T020639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T204946Z UID:10001362-1789644600-1789650000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2024 IBC Review DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2024ibc/2026-09-17/ LOCATION:AHL\, 733 Bishop St #3100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.306791;-157.862838 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AHL 733 Bishop St #3100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=733 Bishop St #3100:geo:-157.862838,21.306791 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260917T123000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260917T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T182349Z CREATED:20260210T014129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T182349Z UID:10001269-1789648200-1789651800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Talk Story with the Mayor DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/talk-story-with-the-mayor-2026/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional Development GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260917T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260917T183000 DTSTAMP:20260331T202420Z CREATED:20260127T013627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T202420Z UID:10001256-1789666200-1789669800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:EPD Open Study Session: Site Design DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/epd-open-study-session-site-design/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:EPD GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260918T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260918T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T195151Z CREATED:20251230T195151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T195151Z UID:10001203-1789732800-1789736400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:BOD Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/bod-91826/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927 DTSTAMP:20260330T233003Z CREATED:20260330T232227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T233003Z UID:10001304-1789776000-1790467199@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2026 Canstruction Competition - Display and Public Voting DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/canstruction-2026-2/ LOCATION:Kahala Mall\, 4211 Waialae Ave\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96816\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events GEO:21.2769457;-157.7859118 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kahala Mall 4211 Waialae Ave Honolulu HI 96816 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4211 Waialae Ave:geo:-157.7859118,21.2769457 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260919T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260919T110000 DTSTAMP:20251219T014217Z CREATED:20251219T014217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T014217Z UID:10001181-1789808400-1789815600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Chinatown DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-chinatown-9-19-26/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260922T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260311T210347Z CREATED:20260311T210347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T210347Z UID:10001280-1790078400-1790082000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Small Firm Exchange: Software & Tools DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/small-firm-exchange-9-22-26/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260924T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260924T093000 DTSTAMP:20250731T010939Z CREATED:20250731T010927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T010939Z UID:10001078-1790235000-1790242200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-event-14/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260924T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260924T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T204946Z CREATED:20260618T020639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T204946Z UID:10001363-1790249400-1790254800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2024 IBC Review DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2024ibc/2026-09-24/ LOCATION:AHL\, 733 Bishop St #3100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.306791;-157.862838 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AHL 733 Bishop St #3100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=733 Bishop St #3100:geo:-157.862838,21.306791 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260924T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260924T200000 DTSTAMP:20260702T001129Z CREATED:20260206T202048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T001129Z UID:10001306-1790269200-1790280000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Joint Association Pau Hana at Ferguson DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/ferguson-pau-hana-26/2026-09-24/ LOCATION:Ferguson Showroom\, 925 Kokea Street\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96817\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3238427;-157.8691808 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ferguson Showroom 925 Kokea Street Honolulu HI 96817 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=925 Kokea Street:geo:-157.8691808,21.3238427 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260925T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260925T130000 DTSTAMP:20260710T215503Z CREATED:20260710T215503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T215503Z UID:10001367-1790337600-1790341200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:EPD Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/epd-committee-meeting/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings,EPD GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927 DTSTAMP:20260427T204322Z CREATED:20260408T020711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T204322Z UID:10001310-1790380800-1790467199@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Book Club: What If We Get It Right DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2-book-club/ LOCATION:MAʻO Organic Farms\, 86-148 Puhawai Rd\, Waianae\, HI\, 96792\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Professional Development GEO:21.45115;-158.1576257 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MAʻO Organic Farms 86-148 Puhawai Rd Waianae HI 96792 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=86-148 Puhawai Rd:geo:-158.1576257,21.45115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260926T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260926T110000 DTSTAMP:20260529T025241Z CREATED:20260529T024500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T025241Z UID:10001326-1790413200-1790420400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour of Downtown DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-honolulu-architectural-walking-tour-of-downtown-31/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tours ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260930T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260930T093000 DTSTAMP:20260609T001047Z CREATED:20260608T235532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T001047Z UID:10001330-1790753400-1790760600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/20772/2026-09-30/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261002T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261002T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T202723Z CREATED:20251230T191147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T202723Z UID:10001192-1790942400-1790946000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/excom-10226/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261007T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261007T170000 DTSTAMP:20250401T235944Z CREATED:20250401T235546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T235944Z UID:10000950-1791388800-1791392400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA / GCA / ACECH Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/aia-gca-acech-committee-meeting-3/2026-10-07/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261008T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261008T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T203141Z CREATED:20250709T210157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T203141Z UID:10001224-1791460800-1791464400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:EDI Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/edi-meeting-3/2026-10-08/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261009T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261009T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T235633Z CREATED:20260423T235633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T235633Z UID:10001318-1791565200-1791570600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Private Architectural Walking Tour DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/private-architectural-walking-tour/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event,Walking Tours GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261014T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261014T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T202030Z CREATED:20251230T202030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T202030Z UID:10001214-1791977400-1791982800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA HSC Executive Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/hscexcom-101426/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261015T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261015T190000 DTSTAMP:20260127T013821Z CREATED:20260127T013821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T013821Z UID:10001257-1792085400-1792090800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Don’t be Afraid of Architecture DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/dbaa26/ CATEGORIES:EPD,Networking END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T170000 DTSTAMP:20260106T215224Z CREATED:20260106T214831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T215224Z UID:10001230-1792567800-1792602000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2026 PBX Hawaii DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of a striking new photography exhibit by Nihm Do Soo\, the artistic pseudonym of our friend and colleague\, Professor David Rockwood. \nThis special reception marks the public debut of his new body of work and creative identity. Through the lens of Nihm Do Soo\, familiar landscapes and moments are transformed into poetic reflections on time\, place\, and perception. \nFriday\, July 116pm - 7:30pmCenter for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100 \nLight refreshments will be served.We hope you can join us for this meaningful unveiling and conversation with the artist! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Artist's Statement:\nThis exhibition gathers 30 photographs - 15 from Da Nang\, Vietnam\, and 15 from Honolulu - two cities I've called home.  These images search for something beneath the surface: the quiet gestures and fleeting encounters that shape a place more deeply than maps or master plans. Churchill once said\, "We shape our buildings; thereafter\, they shape us." \nBut perhaps the shaping begins even earlier. Cities don't arise only from blueprints or grids - they emerge from accumulated emotions\, daily movements\, and shared dreams. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n What if we saw the city not as something built from the top down\, but carved from the inside out\, like a tunnel through solid space? Ants\, moles\, and we ourselves mark our territory with repetition and need. \nAs an architect and urbanist\, I was trained to look from above - to impose order\, analyze form\, map density. But the life of a city pulses at ground level\, in the smallest acts: a glance\, a step\, a pause in the shade. These are the micro expressions I try to see with the camera - part observation\, part reflection\, part offering. \nDa Nang and Honolulu each speak with their own accent\, shaped by history\, climate\, and culture. Yet both reveal\, in their fragments\, something universal. These images are incomplete\, of course - no city can be captured whole. But perhaps\, in their quiet details\, they hint at how we shape place - and how it shapes us in return. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2026-pbx-hawaii/ LOCATION:Neal S. Blaisdell Center\, 777 Ward Ave\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96814\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional Development ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.299524;-157.8506445 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Neal S. Blaisdell Center 777 Ward Ave Honolulu HI 96814 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=777 Ward Ave:geo:-157.8506445,21.299524 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR