BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AIA Honolulu - ECPv6.18.3//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:20261016T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261016T170000 DTSTAMP:20260825T204241Z CREATED:20260825T204241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T204241Z UID:10001418-1792141200-1792170000@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. 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AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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-41/ 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:20261016T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261016T210000 DTSTAMP:20261008T232108Z CREATED:20260801T013841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T232108Z UID:10001382-1792173600-1792184400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: "Bawa's Garden" Film Night Honolulu 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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-bawas-garden-film-night-honolulu/ LOCATION:HoMA Doris Duke Theatre\, 900 S Beretania St.\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96814\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events GEO:21.3039364;-157.8484556 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=HoMA Doris Duke Theatre 900 S Beretania St. Honolulu HI 96814 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=900 S Beretania St.:geo:-157.8484556,21.3039364 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261017T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261017T120000 DTSTAMP:20261015T231427Z CREATED:20260803T200259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T231427Z UID:10001385-1792227600-1792238400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:CANCELLED Architecture Month: Sketching Workshop with Steve Yuen 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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-sketching-workshop-2026/ 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:20261019T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261019T130000 DTSTAMP:20261001T202427Z CREATED:20260828T214631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T202427Z UID:10001421-1792411200-1792414800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Lineage 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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/lineage-4/ LOCATION:AHL\, 733 Bishop St #3100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:EPD,Networking 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:20261019T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261019T130000 DTSTAMP:20261009T223508Z CREATED:20261009T223508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T223508Z UID:10001467-1792411200-1792414800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:CANstruction 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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/canstruction-committee-meeting/ 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:20261020T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261020T170000 DTSTAMP:20260826T223117Z CREATED:20260826T223117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T223117Z UID:10001419-1792483200-1792515600@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 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. 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AffiliateFirm/OrganizationEmail(Required)\n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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-14/ 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:20261020T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261020T193000 DTSTAMP:20260723T021656Z CREATED:20260723T021656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T021656Z UID:10001377-1792517400-1792524600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:UHCDC 10-year Anniversary Exhibit Opening and Gala 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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/uhcdc-10-year-anniversary-exhibit-opening-and-gala/ LOCATION:University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture\, 1899 University Ave\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96822\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events GEO:21.2997624;-157.8206567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture 1899 University Ave Honolulu HI 96822 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1899 University Ave:geo:-157.8206567,21.2997624 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T170000 DTSTAMP:20260804T193502Z CREATED:20260106T214831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T193502Z UID:10001230-1792567800-1792602000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:2026 PBX Hawaii 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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/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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261021T110000 DTSTAMP:20261014T223909Z CREATED:20251230T195253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T223909Z UID:10001204-1792576800-1792580400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Annual 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \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/bod-102126/ LOCATION:Neal S. Blaisdell Center\, 777 Ward Ave\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96814\, United States CATEGORIES:BOD Meetings 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261022T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261022T093000 DTSTAMP:20260615T213226Z CREATED:20260615T213226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T213226Z UID:10001351-1792654200-1792661400@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. 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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/blueprints-session-8/ 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:20261024T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261024T120000 DTSTAMP:20260910T190358Z CREATED:20260312T001123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T190358Z UID:10001292-1792828800-1792843200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Downtown Honolulu 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/arch-month-walking-tour-26/ LOCATION:Downtown Honolulu\, Honolulu\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Honolulu":MAILTO:contact@aiahonolulu.org GEO:21.3098845;-157.8581401 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261024T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261024T150000 DTSTAMP:20260803T205327Z CREATED:20260803T204310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T205327Z UID:10001387-1792836000-1792854000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: Hawaii Island Young Architects Workshop 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-hawaii-island-young-architects-workshop-2/ 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:20261027T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261027T130000 DTSTAMP:20260311T211546Z CREATED:20260311T211546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T211546Z UID:10001281-1793102400-1793106000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Small Firm Exchange: Bookkeeping & Financial Literacy 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-10-27-26/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261028T113000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261028T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T201602Z CREATED:20251230T201602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T201602Z UID:10001210-1793187000-1793192400@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/hscbod-102826/ 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:20261028T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261028T130000 DTSTAMP:20261027T211511Z CREATED:20260803T205637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T211511Z UID:10001388-1793188800-1793192400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Hawaii Legislative Panel 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-hawaii-legislative-panel/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States 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:20261028T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261028T190000 DTSTAMP:20260923T004921Z CREATED:20260922T235229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T004921Z UID:10001430-1793206800-1793214000@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-43/ 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:20261029T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260729T005205Z CREATED:20260402T221235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T005205Z UID:10001308-1793260800-1793293200@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-34/ 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:20261029T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261029T193000 DTSTAMP:20260814T194802Z CREATED:20260803T200610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T194802Z UID:10001386-1793295000-1793302200@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Architecture Month: "Bawa's Garden" Film Night Kona 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-film-night-kona/ 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:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260924T013342Z CREATED:20260923T005844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T013342Z UID:10001432-1793347200-1793379600@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-tentative-2/ 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;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTSTAMP:20260102T183258Z CREATED:20260102T183002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T183258Z UID:10001229-1793664000-1793750399@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Election Day 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/election-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261104T100000 DTSTAMP:20261030T003219Z CREATED:20261030T003219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261030T003219Z UID:10001483-1793782800-1793786400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA - SBCC 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-sbcc-meeting/ 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:20261104T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261104T130000 DTSTAMP:20261007T171718Z CREATED:20250401T235546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T171718Z UID:10001455-1793793600-1793797200@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-3/2026-11-04/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261105T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261105T193000 DTSTAMP:20261029T215159Z CREATED:20260803T205809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T215159Z UID:10001389-1793899800-1793907000@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Design in Action: A Centennial Keynote 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/design-in-action/ LOCATION:University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture\, 1899 University Ave\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96822\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events GEO:21.2997624;-157.8206567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture 1899 University Ave Honolulu HI 96822 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1899 University Ave:geo:-157.8206567,21.2997624 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261106T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261106T130000 DTSTAMP:20251230T202726Z CREATED:20251230T191722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T202726Z UID:10001193-1793966400-1793970000@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-11626/ 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:20261106T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261106T163000 DTSTAMP:20260812T220100Z CREATED:20260812T220100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T220100Z UID:10001404-1793979000-1793982600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:COTE Meetings 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/cote-meetings/2026-11-06/ LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Committee Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108 DTSTAMP:20261014T215553Z CREATED:20260711T002013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T215553Z UID:10001368-1794009600-1794095999@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Lil' Design Workshop 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/lil-design-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261107T110000 DTSTAMP:20260527T223015Z CREATED:20251202T000554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T223015Z UID:10001147-1794042000-1794049200@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-21/ 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:20261109T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261109T150000 DTSTAMP:20260813T014538Z CREATED:20260715T023639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T014538Z UID:10001370-1794211200-1794236400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Teacher Training Workshop 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/teacher-training-workshop-tentative/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,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:20261110T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20261110T150000 DTSTAMP:20260813T014624Z CREATED:20260813T014624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T014624Z UID:10001414-1794297600-1794322800@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:Teacher Training Workshop 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/teacher-training-workshop/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,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