Wahiawā Performing Arts Theater
Community theaters play a very important role in urban communities, and serve a set of very specific functions with their design and program. Over the course of the semester we will investigate these functions, speculate on the future of the community theatre, and design and share design visions in individual design projects.
From an architectural perspective, the earliest theaters can be traced back to the amphitheaters of ancient Greece. These open air structures hosted a multitude of events and a variety of functions, with a central stage surrounded by tiered seating. Contemporary theaters are typically enclosed, come in a wide variety of forms and sizes, and host additional program spaces that support their community and the performing arts.
Our semester-long project will take us from a warm up exercise to familiarize ourselves with the scope of work, to research, and finally to individually developed designs that can be shared with the community which will serve as a jumping off point for an ongoing community project taking place through the UH Community Design Center.
Client: State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Principal Investigator: Lance Walters
Project Staff: Zachary Streitz
Student Project Assistant: Austin Mutter
Fall 2024 ARCH 415 Students: Jian Bo Chen, Naomi Cheng, Sin U Cheung, Tiana Nicole Mangrobang, DElle Martin, Austin Mutter, Branden Nakagawa, Edwin Sun, Grace Taheri, Danielle Timoteo, Joshua Tolentino, Areyn Mikhel Undan, Skyler Lee Wright, Jingsong Zhou
Fall 2025 ARCH 415 Students: Troy Anderson, Marichris Jhen Aninag, Xueting Chen, Chae Eun Kim, Lena Li, MIa Manzano, Mark Jeric Masaoay, Allelie Mayo, Michael Moffatt, Alana Nicely, Adam Piacentini, Anna Marie Rivera, Joshua Robison, Benjamin Vickland, Dannah Diana Viernes, Bryne Williams, Chihiro Wilson
Course Integration: Fall 2024 ARCH 415, Fall 2025 ARCH 415
