{"id":161595,"date":"2022-07-05T15:12:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T01:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=161595"},"modified":"2022-07-05T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T01:12:47","slug":"in-memoriam-donald-goo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/05\/in-memoriam-donald-goo\/","title":{"rendered":"In memoriam: Award-winning architect, adjunct professor Donald Goo"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Donald Goo (fourth from the left) and his wife Laura established the endowed School of Architecture Practicum Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Award-winning and pioneering Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> architect Donald W.Y. Goo<\/strong>, who was an adjunct professor at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa School of Architecture<\/a>, died peacefully on April 7, 2022 at the age of 88. Goo led many iconic architectural projects in Â鶹´«Ã½,<\/span> including the Sheraton Waikiki, the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Convention Center.<\/p>\n

In 2004, he joined the School of Architecture as an adjunct faculty member and directed the Architectural Practicum program. With his wife, Laura, they established the endowed School of Architecture Practicum Fund that matched young designers with architecture firms as interns around the world.<\/p>\n

“Don Goo was an unfailing contributor to the School of Architecture,” said UH<\/abbr> Mānoa School of Architecture Dean William Chapman<\/strong>. “He was an avid member of committees, participated in many aspects of the life of the school and he will be greatly missed.”<\/p>\n

Goo, an alumnus who attended UH<\/abbr> Mānoa from 1951–53, became one of the founders of the Doctor of Architecture program, under Dean Ray Yeh<\/strong>, which evolved to become the DArch<\/abbr> professional degree<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was a longtime partner of the architectural firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG<\/abbr>), which he joined in 1959 when it was known as Wimberly and Cook in Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span> During his five decades with WATG<\/abbr>, Goo served as its president, CEO<\/abbr> and chairman.<\/p>\n

Goo received numerous honors and accolades, including the Medal of Honor<\/a> award from the American Institute of Architects Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Council in 2015.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife, Laura; son, Wayne (Melissa); grandchildren Anita Palmer (Matthew) and Kenneth Allyn; and great-grandchildren Willa and Bodie.<\/p>\n

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