The newest exhibition, Tropiceering, features works from both UH faculty and students and demonstrates the value and potential of living in a tropical climate. Among them are a series of speculative and built residential projects by UH faculty member Professor David Rockwood and climatically intelligent and innovative tower designs for Honolulu by students under Professor Martin Despang’s guidance.

The exhibit also includes a full-scale housing prototype designed and built by second-year architecture students as part of the ARCH 201 Fall 2021 design studio, in collaboration with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. The simple yet innovative structure exemplifies a climatically responsive design solution for a temporary housing unit intended to serve the Hawaii community during a natural disaster or other emergency.

Throughout, the exhibition visualizes the potential of living sustainably in the tropics and presents a vision for how architectural design can respond to a particular time and place and assist us in reconnecting to our environment.

Gallery Hours (April 11 – June 4th)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 PM
Parking is free on Sunday

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