Urban Works was recognized by the American Institute of Architects and has received a 2022 Honolulu Design Award, Award of Excellence, for the Noelani Elementary School I.D.E.A. (Innovate, Discover, Explore, […]

Urban Works in collaboration with the University of Arkansas Community Design Center was recognized by the American Institute of Architects and has received a 2021 Regional & Urban Design Award, […]

Raquel Woo has joined the UW family. Welcome Raquel! Raquel joins Urban Works as a Project Architect. Her work experience includes retail, tenant improvement, commercial, education, and historic preservation projects […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Urban Works is marking the occasion with matcha-powder malasadas. Thank you, Karen!

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 […]

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 […]