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Thursday, September 3, 2026
DHHL Stewardship and Collaboration
School of Architecture Auditorium
4:30 pm Pecha-Kucha-style Event
6:00 pm Exhibit Reception

Presentations by:
Simon Bussiere, Associate Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Ho-Kyung Lee AIA, Assistant Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Hyoung-June Park PhD, Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Eric Peterson PhD, Associate Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Marc Roehrle, Instructor, UHM School of Architecture
Erin Voss ASLA, Assistant Professor School of Architecture
with Elijah Davidson, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Thursday September 24, 2026
4:30 pm Lecture
Reception to follow
Moderator: Karla Sierralta AIA
Presenter: TBD
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tuesday October 20, 2026
UHCDC 10-year Anniversary Exhibit Opening and Gala
School of Architecture Courtyard
5:30 pm Exhibit Opening
6:00 pm Dinner
6:30 Program and Honorees

DINNER TICKETS REQUIRED. REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 15, 2026.
FREE PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE ARCHITECTURE PARKING LOT AFTER 6:00PM.
ALL DAY PARKING IN ZONE20 (Lower campus) FOR $5.00 AT THE KIOSK.

We invite nominations of University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center staff or students for the UHCDC Emerging Leaders Award, as part of our 10-year anniversary celebration.

This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, professional achievement, public or community service within 10 years of graduation from the University of Hawai'i.

In partnership with AIA Honolulu and PBX Hawaiʻi:

Wednesday October 21, 2026
Forest to Finish: The Rise of Mass Timber
Blaisdell Center
Ho Kyung Lee: Assistant Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Jun Wang, Assistant Professor, UHM Civil and Environmental and Construction Engineering
Gabe Shimizu, Preconstruction Manager, Swinerton
Elijah Davidson, Project Manager, DHHL
SEE PBX HAWAIʻI FOR REGISTRATION

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Beyond Studio: Academic and Community Partnership in Mauiʻs Recovery
Blaisdell Center
Presentations by:
Yasushi Ishida, Assistant Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Jeremy Stoddart, AIA: PILI Design Build
Richard E. Mitchell, Director, Department of Housing, Maui County
Jeanne Skog, Lahaina Town Committee
SEE PBX HAWAIʻI FOR REGISTRATION

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (tentative)
Climate Engagement: Games and Tactics
12 noon
Kuykendall xxxxx
Presentations by: Malini Srivastava, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, College of Design, University of Minnesota, Alexander Yee, Office of Climate Change Sustainabiity and Resilience,
Co-hosted by the UHM Institute for Sustainability and Resilience

Thursday November 17, 2026
Deanna Van Buren
4:30 pm Lecture followed by panel discussion
Reception to follow
School of Architecture Auditorium
Presenter: Deanna Van Buren, Designing Justice + Designing Spaces
Panelists: Tia Hartsock, Governors Office of Wellness and Resilience; John Dudoit, Makana O Ke Akua; Kevin Auger, City & County of Honolulu Office of Housing
Co-hosted by UHM School of Architecture, UHCDC, Office of Public Health Studies, Matsunaga Institute for Peace
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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