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National attention for architecture graduate’s hope to ‘bridge’ Kalihi

May 6, 2019

Christopher Songvilay’s architecture PhD project, “Bridging Kalihi,” was to be displayed in the Drawing for the Design Imaginary Exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Architecture graduate’s book examines role of refugee camps

April 23, 2019

Alicia Kutkut Arroyo's dissertation, Al Zaatari Refugee Camp as Permanent Housing, was published in March 2019 by Amazon Digital Service for Kindle

New UH West Oʻahu building houses health sciences and more

December 13, 2018

The UH West Oʻahu showcased its $32–million campus addition during the grand opening for the new Administration and Health Science building.

Architecture students win national award for reimagining Kalihi

September 24, 2018

Doctor of Architecture candidates Khoa Nguyen and Valerie Nica Ribao earned a $1,250 prize for their agricultural urbanism proposal.

UH Albizia Project partners in U.S. Forest Service wood innovations grant

May 24, 2018

Part of the grant will fund the design and build of a prototype Accessory Dwelling Unit, through a partnership involving the UH Albizia Project, DLNR and the Hawaiʻi Forest Industry Association.

Full-sized albizia house a model of innovation and sustainability at UH

April 22, 2018

Joey Valenti’s award winning idea to build an innovative temporary housing unit out of invasive albizia has come to fruition.

UH launches master of landscape architecture program

December 5, 2017

The degree covers contemporary landscape architecture with a focus on sustainable design in tropical and subtropical, Hawaiian and Asia/Pacific environments.