BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AIA Honolulu - ECPv6.17.2//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:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251028T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251029T170000 DTSTAMP:20250731T215050Z CREATED:20241212T221406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T215050Z UID:10000739-1761638400-1761757200@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/eos4/ 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:20251025T130000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251025T170000 DTSTAMP:20251010T232715Z CREATED:20250802T023634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T232715Z UID:10001091-1761397200-1761411600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Lil Design Workshop on Oahu 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/architecture-month-lil-design-workshop-on-oahu/ LOCATION:Liljestrand House\, Tantalus Drive\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events GEO:21.324258;-157.8312666 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Liljestrand House Tantalus Drive Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Tantalus Drive:geo:-157.8312666,21.324258 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251025T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251025T150000 DTSTAMP:20251001T001158Z CREATED:20250802T024730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T001158Z UID:10001092-1761386400-1761404400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Hawaii Island Young Architects Workshop 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/architecture-month-hawaii-island-young-architects-workshop/ LOCATION:Donkey Mill Art Center\, Holualoa\, Mamalahoa Highway\, Holualoa\, HI\, 96725\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events GEO:19.5741902;-155.9435597 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Donkey Mill Art Center Holualoa Mamalahoa Highway Holualoa HI 96725 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mamalahoa Highway:geo:-155.9435597,19.5741902 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251024T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251024T190000 DTSTAMP:20251024T190616Z CREATED:20250926T195403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T190616Z UID:10001106-1761325200-1761332400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Waimea Pau Hana (SOLD OUT! No Walk-Ins) 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/waimea-pau-hana-2/ LOCATION:Moa Kitchen\, 65-1298 Kawaihae Road\, Waimea\, 96743\, United States CATEGORIES:Networking GEO:20.0226741;-155.6755604 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Moa Kitchen 65-1298 Kawaihae Road Waimea 96743 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=65-1298 Kawaihae Road:geo:-155.6755604,20.0226741 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251024T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251024T180000 DTSTAMP:20251023T230918Z CREATED:20250827T222449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T230918Z UID:10001100-1761318000-1761328800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Blueprints for: Transformational Leadership 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/blueprint-transformational-leader/ 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:20251024T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251024T130000 DTSTAMP:20250930T211114Z CREATED:20250930T211114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T211114Z UID:10001107-1761307200-1761310800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:LAG 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/lag-meeting-2/ CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251023T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251023T193000 DTSTAMP:20251001T004831Z CREATED:20250802T022947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T004831Z UID:10001090-1761240600-1761247800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Kona Film Night 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/kona-film-night/ LOCATION:Donkey Mill Art Center\, Holualoa\, Mamalahoa Highway\, Holualoa\, HI\, 96725\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events GEO:19.5741902;-155.9435597 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Donkey Mill Art Center Holualoa Mamalahoa Highway Holualoa HI 96725 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mamalahoa Highway:geo:-155.9435597,19.5741902 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251023T110000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251023T140000 DTSTAMP:20250731T083014Z CREATED:20250702T000311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T083014Z UID:10001024-1761217200-1761228000@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-5/ 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:20251022T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251022T190000 DTSTAMP:20251001T214208Z CREATED:20250802T022332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T214208Z UID:10001089-1761152400-1761159600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Canceled! Architecture Month: Honouliuli Talk 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/architecture-month-honouliuli-talk/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events 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:20251022T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251022T130000 DTSTAMP:20251001T214325Z CREATED:20251001T043407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T214325Z UID:10001109-1761132600-1761138000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA HSC Board 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-hsc-board-meeting/ 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;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251018T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251018T120000 DTSTAMP:20251002T212819Z CREATED:20250802T021530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T212819Z UID:10001088-1760778000-1760788800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Big Island 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/architecture-month-big-island-architectural-walking-tour/ LOCATION:Hawai’i Prepatory Academy CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251017T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251017T130000 DTSTAMP:20250212T222348Z CREATED:20250103T022029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T222348Z UID:10000777-1760702400-1760706000@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-23/ CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251016T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251016T190000 DTSTAMP:20251105T032916Z CREATED:20250228T202920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T032916Z UID:10000915-1760635800-1760641200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Small Firm Exchange 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-2025/2025-10-16/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018 DTSTAMP:20251010T233449Z CREATED:20250801T193317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T233449Z UID:10001086-1760572800-1760745599@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Mass Timber Blitz Kickoff\, Training & Exhibition 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/architecture-month-mass-timber-blitz/ LOCATION:SHADE\, North King Street\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96817\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional Development GEO:21.3116066;-157.863767 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=SHADE North King Street Honolulu HI 96817 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=North King Street:geo:-157.863767,21.3116066 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251015T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251015T193000 DTSTAMP:20251014T010152Z CREATED:20250709T012850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T010152Z UID:10001039-1760549400-1760556600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Inside the Future of Honolulu Transit 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/inside-the-future-of-honolulu-transit/ 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:20251011T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251011T150000 DTSTAMP:20251014T012313Z CREATED:20250801T193035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T012313Z UID:10001085-1760173200-1760194800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Photography Workshop with Olivier Koning 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/architecture-month-photography-workshop/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events 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:20251010T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251010T193000 DTSTAMP:20251001T000941Z CREATED:20250801T205421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T000941Z UID:10001087-1760117400-1760124600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: “Building Bastille! The Tangled and Improbable story of the Opera Bastille” Film Night Honolulu 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/architecture-month-building-bastille-the-tangled-and-improbable-story-of-the-opera-bastille-film-night-honolulu/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events 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:20251009T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251009T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T203141Z CREATED:20250709T210157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T203141Z UID:10001043-1760011200-1760014800@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-3/2025-10-09/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251009T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251009T130000 DTSTAMP:20250708T215031Z CREATED:20250212T224756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T215031Z UID:10000868-1760011200-1760014800@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/2025-10-09/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings 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:20251003T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251003T200000 DTSTAMP:20251002T214338Z CREATED:20250731T223201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T214338Z UID:10001083-1759510800-1759521600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Firm Crawl 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/architecture-month-firm-crawl-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251003T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251003T130000 DTSTAMP:20250212T221919Z CREATED:20250103T022112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T221919Z UID:10000778-1759492800-1759496400@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-10/ CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251001T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251001T170000 DTSTAMP:20250401T235944Z CREATED:20250401T235546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T235944Z UID:10000938-1759334400-1759338000@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-3/2025-10-01/ 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:20250927T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250927T110000 DTSTAMP:20250927T030004Z CREATED:20250106T190526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250927T030004Z UID:10000785-1758963600-1758970800@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-11/ 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:20250926T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250926T140000 DTSTAMP:20250731T212543Z CREATED:20250725T223503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T212543Z UID:10001057-1758880800-1758895200@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/center-rental-rinell-wood-systems-inc/ 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:20250924T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250924T103000 DTSTAMP:20250922T215853Z CREATED:20250729T225127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T215853Z UID:10001062-1758706200-1758709800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Honolulu Business 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/annual-business-meeting-2025/ LOCATION:Hawaii Convention Center\, 1801 Kalakaua Ave\, Room 319A\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96815 CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings GEO:21.2896943;-157.8358919 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Ave Room 319A Honolulu HI 96815;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1801 Kalakaua Ave\, Room 319A:geo:-157.8358919,21.2896943 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250924T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250924T170000 DTSTAMP:20250102T232130Z CREATED:20250102T230335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T232130Z UID:10000756-1758700800-1758733200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY: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/pbx-hawaii-2025/ LOCATION:Hawaii Convention Center\, 1801 Kalakaua Ave\, Room 319A\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96815 CATEGORIES:Professional Development ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.2896943;-157.8358919 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hawaii Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Ave Room 319A Honolulu HI 96815;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1801 Kalakaua Ave\, Room 319A:geo:-157.8358919,21.2896943 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250923T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250923T160000 DTSTAMP:20250911T022630Z CREATED:20250911T022339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T022630Z UID:10001102-1758618000-1758643200@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/stupski-foundation/ 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:20250920T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250920T110000 DTSTAMP:20250106T190300Z CREATED:20250106T185047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T190300Z UID:10000784-1758358800-1758366000@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-11/ 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:20250918T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250918T190000 DTSTAMP:20251105T032916Z CREATED:20250228T202920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T032916Z UID:10000914-1758216600-1758222000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Small Firm Exchange 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-2025/2025-09-18/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250918T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250918T130000 DTSTAMP:20250904T214744Z CREATED:20250417T184944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T214744Z UID:10001000-1758196800-1758200400@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-2025/ 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 END:VCALENDAR