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Getting ready for the @docomomohi tour of UH Manoa for the 2019 National Symposium. We’ve got some great buildings on campus, all uniquely adapted to the tropics. . Jefferson Hall, I.M. Pei & Associates, 1962 . Lincoln Hall, I.M. Pei & Associates, 1959 . Bachman Hall, Vladimir Ossipoff, 1949 . Keller Hall, McAuliffe, Young & Associates, 1959 . Snyder Hall, 1962 . Spalding Hall, 1961 . #hawaiimodern #hawaiiarchitecture #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodern #midcenturymodern #midcentury #architecture #uhmanoa #impei #ossipoff #docomomohi (at University of Hawaii at Manoa) https://www.instagram.com/p/By8mW9WjYdT/?igshid=14ohdkpkixii

Tropical Modernism at the Chaminade University, c.1960s, see more at Modtraveler.net #honolulu #modernism #docomomohi #hawaii #oahu #tropicalmodernism #honoluluarchitecture (at Honolulu, Hawaii)

Another great @docomomohi annual membership meeting for the books! Thank you @jacqueline_davey and @mysterysteak for being such awesome hosts! . Wailani Residences, Ty Sutton, 1963 . #docomomohi #hawaiimodern #hawaiiarchitecture #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodern #architecture #midcentury #midcenturymodern (at Top of Pacific Heights) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MRnHFDwy9/?igshid=c8mci7cgac5

The @docomomous National Symposium is finally pau. After a year of planning, meetings, and coordination, our four long days of lectures, events and tours came to a close. It was a lot of work, but when you’re spending the week in some of the best architecture on the island, it’s hard not to take time to smell the flowers. But none of it would have been possible without the best team of volunteers and Modernism enthusiasts. There’s way to many individuals to thank, and I’m personally indebted to many who came and helped. I’ll repay your kindness one day, but know that I’m grateful to all of you for this past week. Now to share some of the highlights. . Day 1 at the Outrigger Canoe Club, Vladimir Ossipoff, 1961 . #mxd_mod #mxdmod #docomomohi #docomomosymposium #hawaiimodern #hawaiiarchitecture #midcentury #midcenturymodern #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodern (at Outrigger Canoe Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CxZ8ujN2n/?igshid=13o77p5z3xv5e

Each day of the Ossipoff Tours this past week had an additional stop. One day we stopped at Bachman Hall, one day the Pacific Club, and one day the Goodsill House. But what was also a great stop for us was the Ossipoff Documents at Hamilton Library every day and getting to see the old drawings and renderings. There’s some tricky spatial relationships that are happening both in plan and in elevation. . The Goodsill House, Vladimir Ossipoff, 1953 . The Pacific Club, Vladimir Ossipoff with Merril, Simms, Roehrig, and Harry Seckel, 1959 . #mxdmod #mxd_mod #docomomohi #hawaiimodern #hawaiiarchitecture #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodern #ossipoff #midcentury #midcenturymodern #architecture (at Honolulu, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3H9HvUH4es/?igshid=1uxfrjtx3zsjd

For three days of the National @docomomous Symposium, @timothyaschuler @hawaii_modern and I led “Ossipoff Tours” around the city visiting various houses and buildings designed by Vladimir Ossipoff. These tours were some of the first to sell out, and I’m indebted to John and Tim for coming in and being docents/guides/van drivers all three days. Hard to find people that can literally do it all and not hate me for asking them by the end. Also, couldn’t thank my most favorite place and group enough, @liljestrand_house for hosting tours at their place all three days. They provided docents and kept everyone’s spirits up everyday. It was a great last stop of the tour each day watching the sun set over the view. . Day 2, 3, and 4, Liljestrand House, Vladimir Ossipoff, 1952 . #mxd_mod #mxdmod #docomomohi #docomomosymposium #hawaiimodern #hawaiiarchitecture #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodern #midcentury #midcenturymodern #ossipoff #architecture (at Liljestrand House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FcKRMjLfp/?igshid=m4l3tpffcjpf

Another house in that same neighborhood at the base of Diamond Head that I wouldn’t mind seeing more of. Very tropical modern, reminds me of a mix of Sarasota Modernism with Twitchell and Rudolph, and a little bit of California Modernism with Eames and Koenig. A simple box, surrounded by nature, open to the elements and with hits of color from the front door to the kayaks hanging from the joists. Perfect. . #hawaiimodern #hawaiiarchitecture #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodern #midcenturymodern #midcentury #docomomohi #architecture (at Diamond Head Lookout) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2chb7j6tw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jo086dwyx269

Now that our @docomomohi Annual Meeting is over, we’re getting ready for the next house party - our annual Holiday Party. Mark your calendars for December 8th! This is going to be an awesome year, not to mention the symposium in September. . Sunhala Residence, Hal Whitaker, 1963. Update by Welch and Weeks, 2013. . #hawaiimodern #hawaiiarchitecture #docomomohi #tropicalarchitecture #tropicalmodern #midcentury #midcenturymodern #architecture #knoll (at Kahala, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0RPpd5HLCP/?igshid=mq5giwz0hosv