Welcoming Our Fall 2025 Faculty Cohort
The School of Architecture is proud to welcome a dynamic cohort of new faculty members joining us in Fall 2025. With diverse backgrounds in design, research, and community engagement, these educators bring fresh perspectives and a shared commitment to shaping the future of architectural education at UH Mānoa.
Each new faculty member contributes unique expertise in areas such as sustainable design, urban planning, Indigenous architecture, building pedagogy, and digital fabrication. Their addition enhances our mission to prepare students for thoughtful, impactful careers while addressing the complex challenges facing our built environments.
Meet our new faculty (listed in alpha order):
• Ben Parker, Assistant Professor, Architecture
An architect and urban designer based in Houston, Texas and Guangzhou, China. He is a Senior Associate at Speck Dempsey and has held teaching roles at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Parker earned a Master of Architecture in Urban Design with Distinction from Harvard University in 2024, where he received the Award for Academic Excellence in Urban Design and the Plimpton-Poorvu Design Prize. He also holds dual undergraduate degrees in Architecture and Asian Cultures and Languages (Mandarin) from the University of Texas at Austin, both earned with high honors.
• Erin Voss, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
A landscape designer who grew up on Oahu. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sustainable Environmental Design from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before returning to Hawaii in 2024, Erin worked as a GIS consultant in San Francisco, an environmental planner in Berkeley, California, and a landscape designer with SWA in Los Angeles. Erin Voss currently serves as a native plant nursery technician and artist in residence with the Hawaii State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, where she works on the integration of ‘āina-based and ecologically-conscious strategies for future planning initiatives.
• Felipe Igualt, Assistant Professor, Architecture
A Chilean architect, educator, and researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of architectural design and urban resilience in coastal environments. He holds a Master’s degree in Nautical and Maritime Architecture and Design from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) and a Doctor of Architecture from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Prior to joining UHM in Fall 2025, he served as an Assistant Professor at PUCV, where he taught undergraduate and graduate design studios and led several funded research projects as principal investigator. His widely published scholarship centers on climate resilience, coastal infrastructure, and architectural strategies for mitigating risk in vulnerable urban settings.
• Marc Roehrle, Instructor, Architecture
A licensed architect, educator, and principal of bauenstudio. His career spans award-winning design, innovative research, and over two decades of teaching in architecture. He holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia.
As both practitioner and educator, Marc shapes architectural inquiry by integrating design excellence with pedagogical innovation. His research into affordable housing has led to a series of academic design studios that question conventional building practices and explore smarter, more sustainable solutions. His Truss House and 70:30 House prototypes reimagine building systems to support multi-generational living, culminated in a submittal for Milwaukee’s Net-Zero Affordable Housing initiative. He also designed a single-family home prototype for Habitat for Humanity, which has been built over 20 times in Milwaukee.
Marc’s practice, bauenstudio, has received national recognition, including awards from the Boston Society of Architects, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The firm’s work has ranged in scale from furniture to urban design, including housing innovation, memorial design, and site-specific installations. It was notably recognized as an Emerging Practice by Architectural Record.
We are excited for the perspectives and energy they bring to our ʻohana. Stay tuned for opportunities to engage with them at upcoming events and lectures throughout the semester.