The University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center is celebrating 10 years of engagement, research, and design!
Join us for a year of exhibits, speaker events, student workshops, and a special celebration of work to thank and honor those who contributed to the growth and impact of our center. Visit our Anniversary website for updates about upcoming events.
Explore how our projects envision equitable and resilient futures for our community.
Over 118 projects with over 60 public and non-profit partners demonstrate our collective capacity for community partnership and impact.
Malama Āina Plan led by Priyam Das and Phoebe White
See how our place and context shape the values and approaches to our work.
Hawaiʻi is unlike any other place on the planet. We continuously explore how practices is guided by the uniqueness of our home.
Public Archives Project led by Karla Sierralta
Meet the people who make up our teams.
We are teams of faculty, staff, students, and allied professionals spanning architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and our allied fields, committed to making
2026 School of Architecture/UHCDC graduates and team members
Support the next generation of designers and stewards.
Student work by Airon Castaneda for ARCH 415 Course Integration with Sustʻāinable Molokai
Meet our alumni.
“Working for the UHCDC has afforded me the opportunity to understand the importance that community-based design has on our communities."
- Keola Annino DArch, UHCDC Student Assistant and staff 2016-2022
“Being a part of the MICD Design Tank and other Kauaʻi projects allowed me to work with people from my home island, and to give back to our Hawaiʻi community.”
- Kristyn Yamamotoya DArch, Student Assistant and staff 2018-2021
“Being able to work so closely with amazing faculty and staff with a variety of expertise has greatly influenced my work and sharpened skills that are not usually learned in a classroom setting.”
- Hana Fulghum, UHCDC Student Assistant 2019-2022
“UHCDC provided me with a foundation in the professional practice of architecture and confidence I needed to help me transition from a grad student to a full time professional.”
- Christopher Gaydosh DArch, UHCDC Student Assistant and staff 2016-2018