From Emptiness to Infinity - Zen Architect Tadao Ando (short films)
There is no architect in this world whose life story and work are so out of the norm and so exceptional as the 1995 Pritzker Prize winner Mr. Tadao Ando. Born in 1941 and raised by his great grandmother, he became a certified boxer at age 17. On a trip to Tokyo in junior high, he was struck by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel and found his calling. While boxing professionally, he attended evening drawing classes, took interior design correspondence courses, and studied masters of modernist architecture on his own. From 1992 and on, Benesse Corporation president, Mr. Soichiro Fukutake, commissioned Ando to design art museums on the islands of Seto Inland Sea, in an effort to revive the diminishing population and worsening environment caused by the dumping of industrial wastes by major companies. Their visionary collaboration created Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum, a hotel annex, and Chichu Art Museum complex, with the latter dedicated to works of Claude Monet and two contemporary artists. Starting in 2010, with Kagawa government’s partnership, Mr. Fukutake launched the first Setouchi Art Triennial. By this time, the once devasted islands had become an art destination attracting millions of domestic as well as foreign tourists.
The short films will help us appreciate the self-taught architect who continues to design museums in the Seto Inland Sea even after having five internal organs removed in 2009 and 2014 due to pancreatic cancer.
His works can are concentrated in Osaka area but are also found in S. Korea, Taiwan, US, Canada, France, Germany, China, Switzerland, Itay, and Australia.
DAC Walking Tour: Art, History & Architecture in the HEART of Honolulu
Downtown Art Center (DAC) offers a unique way to experience the historical and artistic heritage of the HEART district of downtown Honolulu with this NEW walking tour, led by Historian Gary R. Coover, author of "Pocket Walking Tour of Honolulu's Royal Mile,” and veteran artist and educator Susan Hogan.
Your guides will lead you on a lively 1.5 to 2-hour walk through streets layered with cultural, architectural and historical backstory. Pivotal events, locations and commemorative artworks will be pointed out and discussed. Participants will engage with the vibrant stories that shape this area and receive a complimentary copy of Gary’s insightful book. Don’t miss this chance to experience the artistic and historical heritage of Downtown Honolulu!
Architects as Artists Exhibition 2024
The third annual Architects as Artists exhibition explores the sources of architects' inspiration in their work and art, and attempts to stimulate and deepen the public's interest and understanding for architecture and architects in Hawaiʻi and Downtown Honolulu. Architects, architectural engineers and architecture students, as well as those who work in architecture firms or architecture-related fields in Hawaiʻi, have been invited to show their work in all media in this exhibition.
Architects as Artists Exhibition
Architects as Artists is an invitational exhibition that was successfully held in January 2022 for the first time, to great public acclaim. In the second exhibition, the curators invited more than 30 architects in Hawaiʻi who are also active artists, to explore the source of their inspiration. The aim of this exhibition is an attempt to stimulate and deepen the public's interest and understanding of architecture, architects, and architecture-related professionals and students in Hawaiʻi.
Notable architects/artists in the 2023 show include: Retired landscape architect and watercolor painter Dwayne Adams, landscape architectural designer Stephen Haus, retired architect and painter Spencer Chang, multimedia artist Dana Anne Yee, metalsmith and multimedia artist Sheryl B. Seaman, vice chair and principal-in-charge of the interior design division at G70 Design, ceramicist Gary Yee, and printmaker Stephen Yuan of G70 Design.
Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art Tours by Honolulu Museum of Art
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Reservations are required to visit the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design. Through a partnership with the Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), tours are offered Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, begin and end at HoMA, and include same day admission to HoMA. Each tour reservation is a 75-minute self-guided exploration of Shangri La with controlled access to the grounds. Admission to HoMA will be automatically added to your cart during check-out.
Alfred Preis in Hawai‘i: Vienna Émigré, Architect and Advocate Exhibit
Learn more about the designer of the Arizona Memorial and the founder of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance, and the Percent-for-Art law in Hawai‘i.
Architects as Artists Exhibit
An invitational exhibition featuring more than 30 architects in Hawaiʻi who are also active artists.
The show explores the sources of architects' inspiration in their work and art, and attempts to stimulate and deepen the public's interest and understanding for architecture and architects in Hawaiʻi and Downtown Honolulu. Notable architects/artists include: Francis Oda, Bonhui Uy, Stephen Haus, Daniela Minerbi, Dwayne Adams, Noel Hart, PhD in Architecture student Katelina Kim, and several University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Architecture Department teachers and retired teachers, including Dennis Daniels.
A variety of mediums will be on display, from 2D art such as paintings and drawings, to 3D art like ceramics, sculptures, glass works, metal works, and mixed media.
First Friday Reception on February 4 - 5:30 PM – 8 PM (Open to Public)
AIA Honolulu presents the 16th Annual CANstruction
8 CANstruction Structures on Display
Competing teams of architects, allied design, and engineering professionals put their building skills to the test. “CANstruct” structures- made entirely of canned goods – will be donated to the Hawaii Foodbank.
People’s Choice Voting!
Vote for your favorite by scanning the QR code fronting each structure!