Hawaii Modern Architecture | Experts at the Palace Series 2013

For people (like me) that love Hawaii architecture and design, this may be right up your alley.  The 27th Annual Experts at the Palace Lecture Series will be on the topic of  Hawai‘i Architectural Modernism  The free weekly lecture will run from January 31 – March 7, 2013 on Thursdays, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Kanaina (Old Archives) Building on ‘Iolani Palace Grounds.

 

• January 31st: Louis Fung, AIA (Fung Associates, Inc.): “The Foundation of the Modern Movement in Hawai‘i: Modernism in American Architecture”  

• February 7th: Don Hibbard, Ph.D.:  “Evaluating Mid-Century Low-Rise Apartments in Hawai‘i”

• February 14th: Kiersten Faulkner, AICP (Historic Hawaii Foundation): “The Unique Challenges, Threats and Opportunities Facing Modern Historic Resources”

• February 21st: Glenn Mason, AIA (Mason Architects, Inc.): “Technical Innovation and the Emergence of New Building Materials in Mid-20th Century Architecture”

• February 28th:  (Fung Associates, Inc.): “The Range of Modern Architectural Resources in Hawai‘i, 1939-1979”

• March 7th: Angie Westfall, AIA (State Historic Preservation Division):  “Surveying Hawai‘i’s Mid-Century Subdivisions”

The first and last sessions look most interesting to me. I hope I can make at least some of them. Maybe see you there? 

~Aloha~