{"id":168205,"date":"2022-10-28T12:07:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T22:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=168205"},"modified":"2022-10-28T12:07:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T22:07:39","slug":"local-wood-design-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/28\/local-wood-design-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable local wood designs earn architecture students awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cBeaux,\u201d by Beau Nakamori. (Photo credit: Brad Goda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Awards for a competition introducing students to the strength and beauty of local woods that are sustainably produced in Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s<\/span> forests went to University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> at M\u0101noa School of Architecture<\/a> students. The Ano of Excellence awards from Pu\u02bbuhonua<\/span> Society and awards at the Innovation+Imagination (I+I<\/abbr>) Student Challenge were presented on October 15.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhere the Light Shines Through,\u201d by Kiana Dai. (Photo credit: Brad Goda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The I+I<\/abbr> Student Challenge allows students to learn about the proper ways to design for wood, and how to safely use all the tools they need to reach their own creative expression. Pu\u02bbuhonua<\/span> Society, a community arts organization that supports artists and cultural practitioners who are rooted in the value system of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> nei, supported the I+I<\/abbr> Student Challenge by visiting the show and recognizing students with their own set of awards.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipating in the I+I<\/abbr> Student Challenge is an important opportunity for students because they can learn so much while having fun and being creative, and Pu\u02bbuhonua<\/span> Society has gone on to contribute ongoing sponsorship of awards for these young designers and artists,\u201d said Steve Hill<\/strong>, director of the fabrication laboratory in the School of Architecture. \u201cBy working with a selection of woods grown right here in Hawai\u02bbi,<\/span> they can begin to understand the importance of this living natural resource.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pu\u02bbuhonua<\/span> Society student award winners:<\/h2>\n
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\u201cA Bird House,\u201d by Beau Nakamori. (Photo credit: Brad Goda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kiana Dai<\/strong> won an Ano of Excellence award for her piece \u201cWhere the Light Shines Through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring COVID-19<\/abbr>, almost everything we produced for our classes was digital, and learning how to design with wood has been a refreshing new way to express myself as a designer,\u201d said Dai.<\/p>\n

Griffin Ward<\/strong> won an Ano of Excellence award for his piece \u201cValley of Light.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had an amazing experience and got to meet a bunch of intriguing artists and woodworkers,\u201d Ward said. \u201cI think it was important to explore a more artistic side to architecture, one where you are not fixated on codes and a budget but can really focus on how your piece is experienced by others.\u201d<\/p>\n

I+I<\/abbr> Student Challenge winners:<\/h2>\n

Beau Nakamori<\/strong> won first place in the I+I Student Challenge for his piece \u201cA Bird House,\u201d which was crafted entirely from local woods. Nakamori also won second place for his piece \u201cBeaux.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe I+I<\/abbr> Challenge allows students a rare opportunity to work with native and local Hawaiian woods,\u201d said Nakamori. \u201cUnderstanding this concept of working with our existing environment over a foreign or imported one is a crucial step toward sustainability and identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dai won third place in the I+I<\/abbr> Challenge for her piece \u201cWhere the Light Shines Through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dai said, \u201cI\u2019ll take a lot of what I learned in the I+I<\/abbr> student challenge and also in Steve\u2019s 699 course with me into my future landscape architecture designs!\u201d<\/p>\n

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