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Group 70 International
925 Bethel Street 5th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
www.group70int.com
Phone: (808) 523-5866
Fax: (808) 523-5874
E-mail: oda@group70int.com
Adjunct ActivitiesAssists with Professional Practice Program including design project reviews.
Educational BackgroundArch.D., University of Hawai‘i, 2000; B.Arch., Cornell University, 1964
RegistrationHawai‘i
California
ExperienceFrancis Oda is Chairman and CEO of Group 70 International, Inc., an award-winning architecture, planning and interior design firm with projects in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific. He is the recipient of numerous national awards for his designs, including the 1992 AIA Honor Award of the City of Kapolei; the 1991 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Award of Merit for the Manele Bay Hotel; and the 1990 Western Regional AIA Design Award for The Lodge at Koele.
His work has been published in European and American journals and includes three books; “Architectural Guide to the Bay Area”, “Religious Buildings,” and “Architecture in Hawai‘i”. Oda also has written numerous professional articles published in architecture journals and is a renowned speaker in local, regional and international conferences on architecture and tourism.
His other professional and creative activities have included serving as President of the AIA Hawai‘i State Council and Director of the AIA/Honolulu Chapter; and as a visiting lecturer and critic at Cornell University and U.C. Berkeley. He also has extensive experience as a board member of various professional and community organizations, including Historic Hawai‘i Society and the Cornell University School of Architecture Advisory Board. Presently, he chairs the design review boards of the City of Kapolei, the Kuilima Resort, the Campbell Estate (Design Advisory Board for Ko’Olina), and the Kaanapali Resort. He also serves as a community affairs consultant to the President of the University of Hawai‘i.
Professional MembershipsAmerican Institute of Architects, American Institute of Certified Planners.
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