Anil Mehta delivers Kawa Mamua software training to interns. Kawa Mamua in Hawaiian translates to seeing the future by knowing the past. This mobile app is in development to allow users to be at a location and be able to see the history of that location.
SHADE Pau Hana and Kick-Off Event
Council Chair Ernest Martin; Council Member Carol Fukunaga; Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland; Representative Karl Rhoads; Scott Wilson, AIA, AIA Honolulu President; Harrison Rue, Community Building & TOD Administrator; Pono Shim
As part of the Chinatown Improvement initiative led by area legislator Sen. Suzanna Chun Oakland, Rep. Karl Rhoads and Council Member Carol Fukunaga which started in 2014, SHADE is working in collaboration with Enterprise Honolulu, Hawaii Heritage Center, the AIA Honolulu Urban and Regional Design Committee (RUDC) and the City & County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) Transit Oriented District (TOD) Planning Team to help America's oldest ethnic enclave plan and design its future.
SHADE, which stands for Sustainable, Humanitarian, Architecture and Design for the Earth, is a Hawai'i-based Public Interest Design (PID) initiative to help create a more sustainable, resilient and humane built environment in tropical and sub-tropical cities worldwide. Public Interest Design is a new model of built environment practice which works collaboratively with communities to solve immediate problems and help realize their longer term visions.
For its inaugural Summer Institute - a program that brings together interns and professionals from the fields of urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture to obtain training and provide service - SHADE will also be learning from Chinatown's people and rich heritage.
"Urban acupuncture" is an urban design process which seeks to relieve stress in built environments. You assess the body (Chinatown), locate the pressure points, and make the appropriate intervention, "explains architect and SHADE founder Dean Sakamoto, FAIA. Sakamoto also states that "we will not solve every problem in Chinatown, nor will we create a grad plan through this effort. Our goal is to learn from the people of this community and inspire them to participate in the ongoing planning and revitalization of Chinatown as a Transit Oriented District while retaining its unique historic character."
Driving that process is the Summer Institute, which serves as "a training and community service opportunity. According to Sakamoto, SHADE Institute is training 12 interns from various university programs (local and mainland) and working with some of Honolulu's top planning and design professionals as mentors. "A weekly Lunchtime Talk Story series will begin at the Hawaii Heritage Center (HHC) in Chinatown on June 24th, 12PM when historian Don Hibbard and architect Glenn Mason, AIA spoke about chinatown's architectural legacy. Other scheduled speakers include urban planner John Whalen, FAICP; Scott Wilson, AIA, AIA Honolulu President; landscape architect Lorenda Lo, ASLA; HART planner, Aki Marceau, AICP, and poet Wing Tek Lum. Three Community Workshops are scheduled for July 11th, 25th and August 15th also at HHC. HHC is located in Chinatown at 1040 Smith Street. For dates and details please see: www.shadegroup.org/events (All events are free and open to the public)
The kick-off event featured an introduction by Sakamoto and Scott Wilson, President, AIA Honolulu, and Chair of the RUDC. Rachel Minner, FAIA, Director of Built Environment Policy at AIA National Washington, D.C. gave a brief talk via video conference on public interest design and community engagement in 21st-century cities. Special guests will include City Council Chair Ernest Martin, Sen. Chun Oakland and Council Member Fukunaga, and Harrison Rue, City DPP Transit Oriented District Planning Administrator.
Thank you for all the support and for more information on our future events check out our calendar.
Intern Orientation and Project #1
The SHADE interns meet with Karen Motosue at the Hawaii Heritage Center. Karen has kindly allowed us to use their space to host our Lunchtime Talk Story and future events.
Assignment #1: Cognitive Mapping
Using their mobile devices to systematically document the 11 streets in Chinatown. They will be using the Chinatown base map to diagram their paths and views.
Chinatown Urban Acupuncture Project Schedule
Don't forget to check the Upcoming Events for more details!
Week 1 - Mapping Chinatown
Implement Assignment #1: Cognitive Mapping and Site Documentation
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Jun 22, 5:00PM-7:00PM
Jun 23, 9:00AM-11:30AM
Jun 23, 5:30PM-7:30PM
Jun 24, 9:00AM-10:30AM
Jun 24, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Jun 25, 2:00PM-3:00PM
Jun 26, 10:00AM-11:00AM
Jun 26, 4:00PM-5:30PM
Jun 27, 8:30AM-1:00PM
Intern and Mentor Orientation at SHADE
Orientation and Cognitive Mapping
Assignment #1
Kick-Off Event at AIA CFA
(Rachel Minnery, FAIA, LEED AP, SEED)
Facilitator Training Session at FMB
Lunchtime Talk Story:
Architectural History Preservation at HHC
(Don Hibbard & Glenn Mason, AIA)
Kawa Manua App Training at SHADE
Lunchtime Talk Story:
Rediscovering Chinatown with at HHC
(Dexter Suzuki)
Mustard Square App Training
Review Assignment #1 at SHADE
DPP Chinatown TOD Action Summit
at Golden Palace Restaurant
Week 2 - Strategic Urban Analysis
Implement Assignment #2: Stakeholder Engagement in the Field
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Jun 29, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Jun 30, 11:00AM-1:00PM
Jul 1 , 12:00PM-1:00PM
Jul 2
Jul 3, Holiday, No Session
Jul 4, Holiday, No Session
Lunchtime Talk Story:
Chinatown Urban Design at HHC
(Ben Lee, FAIA & Scott Wilson, AIA)
Hawaii Theater Docent Tour (Free)
Lunchtime Talk Story:
HART Chinatown Station at HHC
(Aki Marceau, AICP, LEED Green Associate)
Review Assignment #2 at SHADE
Happy 4th of July!
Week 3 - Analytic Modeling & Workshop Preparation
Implement Assignment #3: 4D Chinatown Analytical Model
Mon
Weds
Fri
Sat
Jul 6, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Jul 8, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Jul 10, 4:00PM-5:30PM
Jul 11, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Lunchtime Talk Story:
Chinatown Physical Planning at HHC
(John Whalen, FAICP and Chris Smith, FAIA)
Lunchtime Talk Story:
21st Century Living in Chinatown at HHC
(Peter and Justin Koziol of Bento Box)
Review Assignment #3 & Workshop Prep
at SHADE
Workshop #1
Present Documentation & Analysis to Stakeholders at HHC
Week 4 - Strategic Planning/Tactical Design I
Implement Assignment #4A: Strategic Plan Development
Mon
Weds
Fri
Jul 13, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Jul 13, 5:00PM-7:00PM
Jul 15, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Jul 17, 4:00PM-5:30PM
Lunchtime Talk Story:
River Walk Downtown Connectivity Study
(Lorenda Lo, ASLA & Alan Fujimori, ASLA)
Assess Workshop #1 at SHADE
Lunchtime Talk Story:
Development Incentives and Public Space
(Don Goo, FAIA)
Review Assignment #4A at SHADE
Week 5 - Strategic Planning/Tactical Design II & Workshop Preparation
Implement Assignment #4B: Tactical Design Development
Mon
Fri
Sat
Plan Workshop #2 at SHADE
Review Assignment #4B & Workshop Prep
at SHADE
Workshop #2 at HHC
Strategic Plan/Tactical Design Presentation
Jul 20, 5:00PM-7:00PM
Jul 24, 4:00PM-5:30PM
Jul 25, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Week 6 - Tactical Implementation
Implement Assignment #5A: Make an Intervention
Mon
Fri
TBD
Review Assignment #5A at SHADE
Jul 27, 5:00PM-7:00PM
Jul 31, 4:00PM-5:30PM
Week 7 - Project Documentation
Implement Assignment #5B: Document the Process & Work Product
Mon
Fri
Sat
TBD
Review Assignment #5B at SHADE
Project Results
Project Implementation
Aug 3, 5:00PM-8:00PM
Aug 7, 4:00PM-5:30PM
Aug 15, TBD
SHADE Summer Institute Mentors Wanted
Our purpose:
- Implement proactive low or at-cost and pro-bono community based action planning and design services to solve short and long-term problems in the built environment.
- Provide dedicated PID training among emerging and seasoned professionals in urban planning/design, architecture and environmental design in a project-based setting.
- Serve as a collaborative entity for individual planning/design professionals, firms and the construction industry to give back to their communities.
SHADE stands for Sustainable, Humanitarian, Architecture and Design for the Earth. It is a Hawaii-based Public Interest Design (PID) professional practice initiative to help create a more sustainable, resilient and humane built environment in tropical and subtropical cities worldwide.
We are looking for mentors for our 2015 Summer Institute Program to help guide our interns in their design analysis and research of Honolulu Chinatown, if you are interested contact us at admin@shadegroupllc.com.
