Urban Works Co-Founder John Ida has been elevated by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to the prestigious College of Fellows. This prestigious honor was based both on the notable […]
June 30, 2020
News
March 21, 2018
Kevin Attends AIA Grassroots Leadership Conference
Thanks to a scholarship from the American Institute of Architects’ Pacific and Northwest Region Chapter, UW’s Kevin Loo-Chan attended the AIA’s 2018 Grassroots Leadership Conference in San Diego. He […]
July 15, 2017
Karen in Amherst+Switzerland+Italy
Karen Lee: Hiking boots, swimsuits, and cameras packed. First stop: Amherst, Massachusetts and a visit to the Design Building at UMass designed by Leers Weinzapfel Associates where we were […]
July 8, 2017
Emily in Japan
Emily Gillmar: I deliberately set my expectations low for our first family trip abroad. Luckily, our 5-year-old turned out to be a trouper, and I think she might love traveling […]
June 13, 2017
Pālamanui Goes Platinum
We’re celebrating! Our project for the Pālamanui campus of Hawaii Community College has just been awarded LEED Platinum certification by the USGBC. This is the highest LEED rating possible, and reflects much […]
June 4, 2017
Kevin in Peru
Kevin Loo-Chan: With every trip I take I attempt to take in the culture and sites while also understanding the daily lives of the local people. A country with a […]
May 3, 2017
Lorrin and Kevin Go Over to “The Dark Side”
Two of us from Urban Works recently participated in an architectural photography workshop guided by Ted Garduque, FAIA. The theme of the workshop was “Film Noir and Architecture: The Dark […]
March 17, 2017
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Urban Works is marking the occasion with matcha-powder malasadas. Thank you, Karen!
February 14, 2017
Pow! Wow! in Kaka’ako
Urban Works has been based in Kaka’ako for over 30 years. We’ve been enjoying our front row seat as the latest round of Pow! Wow! murals take shape. Stop by […]
February 10, 2017
2×2 Exhibition Hours
We cordially invite you to stop by the exhibition at the Shen Architecture Gallery in the University of Hawaii School of Architecture building. We see our Pālamanui Campus and Ola […]