UHCDC 10th Anniversary Events
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We invite nominations of past 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.
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Kahua Ola: A Collaborative Exhibition on the Built Environment for Hawaiian Home Lands
School of Architecture Auditorium and Haigo and Irene Shen Gallery
4:30 pm Pecha-Kucha-style Speaker Event and Exhibit Opening
Reception to follow
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 , Assistant Professor, UHM School of Architecture
with Elijah Davidson, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FREE PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE ARCHITECTURE PARKING LOT AFTER 6:00 PM.
ALL DAY PARKING IN ZONE 20 (Lower campus) FOR $5.00 AT THE KIOSK.
Tuesday October 20, 2026
UHCDC 10-year Anniversary Exhibit Opening and Gala
School of Architecture Courtyard and Haigo and Irene Shen gallery
5:30 pm Exhibit Opening
6:00 pm Reception
6:30 Program and Honorees
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW.
In partnership with AIA Honolulu and PBX Hawaiʻi:
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Forest to Finish: The Rise of Mass Timber
Blaisdell Center
Time TBD
Presentations by:
Ho Kyung Lee AIA: 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
Time TBD
Presentations by:
Yasushi Ishida AIA, Assistant Professor, UHM School of Architecture
Jeremy Stoddart AIA: PILI Design Build
Richard E. Mitchell, Director, Department of Housing, Maui County
SEE PBX HAWAIʻI FOR REGISTRATION
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
Co-hosted by UHM School of Architecture, UHCDC, Office of Public Health Studies, Matsunaga Institute for Peace
with support from the Yanagisawa Lecture Fund
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FREE PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE ARCHITECTURE PARKING LOT AFTER 6:00 PM.
ALL DAY PARKING IN ZONE 20 (Lower campus) FOR $5.00 AT THE KIOSK.
