Join us for an evening of talk story with Denby Fawcett, Lance Walters, and Beau Nakamori.
Breeze blocks — the concrete forms with designs in the middle — are on many buildings and walls in Honolulu. Because they are everywhere, we often fail to pay attention to them.
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Open bar and light refreshments will be served!
We’re excited to announce that all attendees will be entered to win an original Roberta Oaks Breeze Block Aloha Shirt!
But that’s not all! You’ll also have a chance to take home a Docomomo “Screen Blocks of Hawaii” book and a selection of breeze block-inspired goodies.
Don’t miss out on this unique showcase of design, culture, and community.
About the Speakers:
Denby Fawcett has been interested in art and design since she was a teenager growing up in Territorial Hawaii. Her latest architectural fascination is concrete breeze blocks that exist in abundance in her Diamond Head neighborhood. Denby is a columnist for Honolulu Civil Beat. She formerly worked at KITV-4-News for 23 years, most recently as chief political editor. She has been a news reporter since she was 15 when she wrote a column the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Lance Walters is an architect and tenured Associate Professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He teaches across the undergraduate and graduate programs with an emphasis on foundational design education. Since 2012, Breeze Blocks have been one of his core research projects, focusing on their cultural, environmental, and design significance.
Beau Nakamori is a Doctorate of Architecture candidate whose thesis focuses on Supercomputing Data Infrastructure tied to Renewable and Nuclear Energy. He has worked in the profession as a developer for the past five years. Beau is the former Hawai‘i President of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and actively participates in art and design competitions and galleries locally and internationally. He loves how architecture can serve as the intersection of all things: business, energy, technology, culture, art— and even breeze blocks.
