{"id":151317,"date":"2021-11-04T10:56:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=151317"},"modified":"2021-11-04T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T22:15:58","slug":"sustainable-solutions-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/04\/sustainable-solutions-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing sustainable solutions earns <abbr>UH<\/abbr> faculty, students multiple awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_138198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138198\" style=\"width: 677px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"rendering\" width=\"677\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-4-1.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-4-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-4-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network Study: Resilience and Connectivity by Design. (Photo credit: <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>\/ Stilgenbauer et al.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Providing landscape architecture faculty, staff and students with a way to address their kuleana (responsibility, privilege) through work that enhances <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> built environment and landscape in resilient and sustainable ways earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhcdc.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Design Center<\/a> (<abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>) multiple awards in October. The awards were presented by the Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (<abbr>ASLA<\/abbr>) and the Hawaii Chapter of the American Planning Association (<abbr>APA<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/uhcdc-landscape-architecture-award-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"awards\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-151367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/uhcdc-landscape-architecture-award-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/uhcdc-landscape-architecture-award-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/uhcdc-landscape-architecture-award-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2021 Urban Design Award, <abbr>APA<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Chapter<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner: &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhcdc.manoa.hawaii.edu\/work\/south-shore-promenade\">South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network Study: Resilience and Connectivity by Design<\/a>&rdquo; project by <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>\u2019s <strong>Judith Stilgenbauer<\/strong>, et al.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2021 Award of Excellence (Analysis and Planning), <abbr>ASLA<\/abbr> Hawaii<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner: &ldquo;South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network&rdquo; project by <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>\u2019s Stilgenbauer, et al. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O6L7t8zBkYc\">View a video of the award-winning project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2021 Honor Award (Research and Communications), <abbr>ASLA<\/abbr> Hawaii<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner: &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhcdc.manoa.hawaii.edu\/work\/lake-wilson\">Lake Wilson: Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area Study and Proof-of-Concept Design<\/a>&rdquo; project by <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>\u2019s Stilgenbauer, et al. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OlXVHQz0g-I\">View a video of the award-winning project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2021 Malama <span aria-label=\"Aina\">&#699;&#256;ina<\/span> Award, <abbr>ASLA<\/abbr> Hawaii<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner: <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>, accepted by <strong>Cathi Ho Schar<\/strong>, director, on behalf of <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Malama <span aria-label=\"Aina\">&#699;&#256;ina<\/span> Award recognizes individuals or organizations outside the field of landscape architecture for distinctive efforts in promoting the preservation and enhancement of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The teaching and research efforts of our landscape architecture faculty truly earned the center this prestigious recognition,&rdquo; said Ho Schar. &ldquo;I&#8217;m grateful that the award shines a light on their work and our center as a collective of designers and thinkers working to help <span aria-label=\"Hawaii.\">Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span>&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151331\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-cdc-landscape-architecture-rendering-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"rendering\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-151331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-cdc-landscape-architecture-rendering-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-cdc-landscape-architecture-rendering-2-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-cdc-landscape-architecture-rendering-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-cdc-landscape-architecture-rendering-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-cdc-landscape-architecture-rendering-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Wilson: Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area Study and Proof-of-Concept Design. (Photo credit: <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>\/ Stilgenbauer et al.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <abbr>APA<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Chapter awards recognize work that exemplifies the planning profession\u2019s highest goals and ideals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all put a lot of energy and &lsquo;love&rsquo; into our work! It feels rewarding to see urban landscape design research, such as these two state funded <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr> projects I have had the pleasure of spearheading, along with a wonderful team of landscape and architecture students and staff, recognized as innovative and award-worthy,&rdquo; said Stilgenbauer, principal investigator of the projects and a professor in <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arch.hawaii.edu\/\">School of Architecture<\/a>. &ldquo;I really believe that this kind of professional peer recognition speaks volumes in terms of the impact and the real-world contributions of <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>\u2019s forward-looking proof-of-concept design work!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr> provides funded opportunities for collaboration, applied research and employment that have the potential to make a real difference in this fast-evolving world. Through Ho Schar\u2019s leadership and tireless work over the past five years, the <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr> has evolved into a well-funded powerhouse of public-interest practice committed to helping <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> through design.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The center\u2019s peer-recognized work, for example projects related to climate crisis adaptation and coastal resilience design, have made a big difference for our school in terms of recognition, as well as landscape architecture student and faculty recruitment and retention,&rdquo; said Stilgenbauer, who directs the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arch.hawaii.edu\/master-of-landscape-architecture\/\">Master of Landscape Architecture<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> team is grateful to Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz, past Sen. Brickwood Galuteria\u2014and the state legislature as a whole\u2014for believing in the ideas behind these projects and for funding the work. They also want to give a special thank you to the State of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Wahiaw&#257; community.<\/p>\n<p>These awards are an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=25\">Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=28\">Building a Sustainable and Resilient Campus Environment: Within the Global Sustainability and Climate Resilience Movement<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), three of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138197\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"rendering of Ala Wai in Honolulu\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-3-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-3-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manoa-uhcdc-south-shore-project-3-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network Study: Resilience and Connectivity by Design. (Photo credit: <abbr>UHCDC<\/abbr>\/ Stilgenbauer et al.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Design Center earned multiple awards presented in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[240,598,1466,1467,1314,239,73,9],"class_list":["post-151317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-architecture","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-school-of-architecture","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151317"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151368,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151317\/revisions\/151368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}