SHADE Weekly Newsletter July 5 - July 8

On this short week, the SHADE interns were treated to a presentation by Joel Kurokawa on Sustainable Landscape Design.  Joel presented his and his firm's (KI Concepts) work to help the interns learn about how landscape design can impact not only the experience of the user, but also the experience of the building.  He explained that his design process is a layering process, taking in the cultural aspects, historical aspects and the overall concept in order to create a cohesive and homogeneous design.

Joel Kurokawa speaking with the interns about KI Concepts

Friday, the SHADE Interns prepared and presented their project ideas and concepts in front of PBR Associates and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting Transit-Oriented Development.  The interns were split into pairs and presented a section of the TOD Action Plan to analyze, document and design short-term projects that could be presented in preparation for future development for the town of Waipahu.  During this time, SHADE mentors, partners and sponsors gave important feedback for the interns to improve before the Waipahu Community Meeting on July 13.

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SHADE Weekly Newsletter June 20 - June 25

Aloha All!

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This week the interns were to document and analyze the data gathered from the June 14th Bus Tour with DPP and PBR, as well as the new data compiled from this week's site visit.  Everything was then compiled in a presentation in front of guest mentors and critics at the end of the week.

Monday, the interns were treated to a Zoom presentation by Aaron Vorwerk, who presented the program Autodesk InfraWorks 360.  This program will allow the interns to compile documented facades of buildings around the Waipahu TOD area to create a functioning, digital three-dimensional model.  This data can then be used to track changes, make changes, and document future projects in the district.

To learn more about Autodesk InfraWorks 360, click here.

SHADE interns listening to Aaron Vorwerk discuss the Autodesk InfraWorks 360 program

Tuesday, SHADE took a second site visit to the Waipahu TOD zone to document and analyze the scope of the Waipahu Action Plan area.  This was great for the SHADE interns because it not only gave them a deeper understanding of the area, but it also allowed them to experience the region that would be otherwise impossible to feel with a simple map.  With this new knowledge, the interns were able to start the preliminary stage of diagramming.

Wednesday, Andrew Tang visited the SHADE office to discuss his experience in architecture, as well as in Urban Design and Landscaping.  His presentation was both fascinating and inspiring.  Tang is currently working with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting Transit-Oriented Development planning division.

To learn more about the TOD, click here.

Andrew Tang presentation for SHADE interns on previous Urban Design work.

Thursday, the DPP and PBR hosted the Waipahu TOD Action Plan Charrette, where they discussed the key places and points of the areas visited on the June 24th Bus Tour.  At this stage, the SHADE interns took notes on areas of improvement, and made notes on areas to focus on moving forward into this project.  This information will help project a clearer boundary for the interns to start the next step of the pre-design phase.

Waipahu TOD Action Plan Charrette meeting.

Friday was the Pau Hana review, where interns were to present their analysis and documentation in front of SHADE mentors and critics.  Special guests Jeanine Centuori, Grant Murakami, Nathalie Razo, Vanessa Stockton and Denise Bekaert joined the interns to help them better represent their information graphically and effectively for the next phase of the project.  Thank you to all SHADE mentors, interns and critics who came!

Saturday, Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland held the annual Vibrant Chinatown Beautification Project.  This project helped the community of Chinatown refine and restore its street scaping by painting over fences, benches, street lights and sports equipment, as well as clean up any trash surrounding the scope of the area.

Snippet from Honolulu Star-Advertiser featuring Dean Sakamoto, Kristen Patino and Regina Amirova from SHADE Institute.

SHADE Kick-Off Success!

Thank you to all who came out to support SHADE and our SHADE Summer Institute Kick-Off event on Monday, June 13th!

Mahalo to:

• Catherine Cruz for MCing our main events and speakers.
• Jeanine Centuori for presenting her project on Urban Rock Design.
• Dean Sakamoto for producing, running and leading our event activities and the SHADE Institute
• SHADE Summer Interns for helping with event setup, maintenance and reception.
• Representative Ty Cullen and Representative Henry Aquino for speaking.
• Our sponsors and partners for their support.

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• Those who came to support our efforts for the summer!

Here are a few photos from the event:

Living Building Challenge/Sustainable Design: Dean Sakamoto

With the ever increasing demand for more housing and other developmental projects in Hawai'i, it is important to push for more designs that highlight sustainable architecture.  Dean Sakamoto was able to speak to Dr. Kathy Kozak on HPR, to educate the public on what it means to design with sustainability on the mind.

The interview touches on subjects such as LEED (Leadership of Energy and Environmental Design) and Ever the Land, which is a documentary focusing on how Aotearoa overcomes challenges to such problems facing them.

Listen to the full inteview here

If you missed last week's post, the Ever the Land movie will be showcased at the Dores Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum.  The final show is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30pm.

To read the full article and for more information on the event click here

New London HURRIPLAN for NDPTC

Dean Sakamoto led the NDPTC resilience training workshop, HURRIPLAN, Resilient Building Design for Coastal Communities on May 12-13 at historic, Fort Trumbull in New London, Conn.  This delivery was a collaboration with the Connecticut State Flood Plain Managers Association.  Emmeline Harrigan, of Shore-up CT and Diane Ifkovic, State of Connecticut's CFM coordinator were our host organizers.  Don Watson, Dennis Hwang and Susan Olivier were co-instructors.  Participants included state and local officials, planning and design professionals.

To learn more about the course, click here

For other classes being offered by the National Training and Education Division, click here