Members of the public are invited to participate in CANstruction® by voting for their favorite canned food structures. KAHALA (KITV4) - AIA Honolulu’s 16th Annual CANstruction® competition featuring the RMA Architects Team returns to Kahala Mall with the buildout of the projects. Eight teams of local architects and allied design and engineering professionals put their design...
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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Eight teams gathered canned food items and created them into designs at Kahala Mall on Oahu. This is a competition to see whose CANstruction® is the best. The public can vote for the people’s choice award from Oct. 17-23 by donating to the Hawaii Food Bank. Each suggested $1 donation will be one...
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The Maui County service center in Kahului was designed by the award-winning design firm G70, which was founded in Honolulu in 1971. The 62,000-square-foot building was designed to provide a conveniently located center that consolidates selected County services to best serve the needs of the community and each department. The new facility on Alaʻihi Street houses...
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Hawaii Business Magazine’s former Director of Events, Anthony Bagnoli, spoke with Charles Kaneshiro, President and COO of G70, a presenting sponsor for the CHANGE Event Series [embed]https://vimeo.com/597546808[/embed] In this interview, they discuss resilience in the architecture industry through use of an integrated model. Kaneshiro also shares how G70 upgraded their technology to go mobile – changing their...
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We are grateful to be named on of the Best Multifamily Architects in Honolulu by the General Contractors Magazine. The GC Magazine editorial team selected 8 Architectural firms for their local background and experience and their ability to design to suit a developer’s project requirements and needs. In the article, G70's 'Iolani School Residence Hall project was featured. Located at the...
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Adaptive reuse means repurposing an existing building – for instance, turning a high-rise tower filled with offices into an apartment building. That’s what’s happening at 1132 Bishop St., where new apartments are now available for rent. Similar conversions are likely in the near future, says Grant Chang, director of architecture for the Hawai‘i office of Lowney...
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The editors at GC Magazine listed the top seven industrial architects in Honolulu, ranked by looking at the firm’s experience, process, and portfolio. GC Magazine described G70's expertise by our "extensive knowledge of the cultural and historical aspects of various locations in Honolulu. One example is the project above, featuring the Kapolei Harborside. A coastal landmark,...
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Lance Hirai, 34 Project Architect, G70 What’s been your biggest professional accomplishment so far and how did you do it? I was fortunate to play a significant role in the recent campus expansion for Iolani School. In a span of five years, we completed three complex projects — a five-story residence hall, new classrooms and a...
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GC Magazine editors picked nine of the most outstanding restaurant architects working in Honolulu. These architects are specialists in restaurant and commercial architecture. With several years of experience in the business, these architects provide excellent designs for restaurants, bars, and cafes in Honolulu and the rest of Hawaii. GC Magazine described G70 as: A heavyweight in the...
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Hawaii Business Magazine's former Events Director Anthony Bagnoli, spoke with Charles Kaneshiro, President and COO of G70, a presenting sponsor for the CHANGE Event Series. [embed]https://vimeo.com/584017034[/embed] In this interview, they discuss how architecture serves as a catalyst for people to be creative and work for the betterment of the community. Kaneshiro also shares his passion for health...
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