architecture

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Six locally based architecture firms are making a commitment to be carbon-neutral by 2030 — just in time for the celebration of Earth Day on Saturday.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced his candidates for the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission. The county passed legislation to establish the commission in 1990, but it's never been put to use.

Post-pandemic downtown Honolulu is turning the corner with the next frontier of redevelopment. The Avalon Group recently purchased the Davies Pacific Center, a 1970s-era building that many powerhouse law firms and businesses call home. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to President and CEO Christine Camp about the project.

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The transformation of a downtown Honolulu office building into a residential tower called The Residences at Bishop Place marks a bit of a seismic shift in the land use world. It's still home to the federal bankruptcy courthouse, but the floors above are mostly apartments for rent. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.

Cities across the country and the globe are applying the concept of "adaptive reuse" to historic buildings, preserving some part of a structure but writing a modern story. Honolulu architect Dean Sakamoto is doing just that at the Liberty Bank Building on N. King Street in Chinatown.

The Conversation talked with Todd Hassler, the new director at AIA Honolulu, about a number of issues including trends in the Honolulu building landscape.

The Conversation considers upkeep at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaiʻi at Mauna ’Ala. Did you know that for the last decade, the ali’i trusts have stepped up to make repairs on the tombs of the Hawaiian royalty?

The AIA Honolulu is holding its annual Architecture Month in person for the first time since the pandemic. HPR’s Zoe Dym highlights some of next month's events.