Chicago and Honolulu, the Uneven Pair. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Previous ‘human[e] architecture’ investigations have identified that Honolulu’s skyscraping skyline borrows much from Chicago, from architectural articulation to authorship. Both cities fronting water, this series of episodes investigates the most recent development in Chicago and their relation to […]
Honolulu’s Capitol District (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Transformation of Honolulu. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Starting in 1970, a large section of downtown Honolulu was completely changed by the removal of private property to create the government-oriented Capitol District / Civic Center, but few people today realize this massive project occurred. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
The Hawai’i State Capitol (Docomomo Hawaii)
Hawaii’s Modernist Monument. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. The Hawai’i State Capitol building is a notable example of 1960s architecture and was considered groundbreaking when it was completed. How did it come into being? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6kPVsRvRizfPyGT2Vd8TYY4 Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see […]
Bauer’s Breakers Breaks Boni Bonafide (Humane Architecture)
Breakers Hotel’s Impactful Influence. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Previous week’s ‘life’ show celebrated the Breakers Hotel and CoHost DeSoto Brown’s simultaneous 70th birthdays on site in the Breakers indulging in its timeless atmosphere. This week’s third following up show continues to look at the impact the Breaker’s has […]
Bauer’s Breakers Breaks Boni Bonus (Humane Architecture)
Breakers Hotel’s Impactful Influence. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Previous week’s ‘life’ show celebrated the Breakers Hotel and CoHost DeSoto Brown’s simultaneous 70th birthdays on site in the Breakers indulging in its timeless atmosphere. This week’s second following up show continues to look at the impact the Breaker’s has […]
Bauer’s Breakers Breaks Boni (Humane Architecture)
Breakers Hotel’s Impactful Influence. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Last week’s ‘life’ show celebrated the Breakers Hotel and CoHost DeSoto Brown’s simultaneous 70th birthdays on site in Breakers, indulging in its timeless atmosphere. This week’s follow up show looks at the impact Breaker’s has on its immediate and wider […]
Breakers and Brown‘s BDay (Humane Architecture)
Waikīkī’s Most Distinct Resort Hotel. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Built in 1954–half a decade prior to statehood of 1959–architect Edwin Bauer trendsetted Elvis Presley’s 1961 Blue Hawaii movie scenario of an archipelago hospitality boosted by jet age. Literally and figuratively cool designed around tropical tradewind ventilation, lush green […]
Waikiki’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 2 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Small Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki grew quickly in the 1950s as tourism steadily increased. To accommodate the growing number of visitors, new hotels both large and small were quickly constructed. The small hotels often followed a similar architectural style which today is very evocative of the time period. […]
Waikik’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 1 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Large Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki began to grow in the 1950s as tourism increased. People marveled as multiple 10-story buildings appeared, with innovations like swimming pools and other amenities. What were the new structures of this important time in Waikiki’s history? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Similar Skyscraping Seashore Skyline Vol 24 (Humane Architecture)
Chicago and Honolulu, the Uneven Pair. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Previous ‘human[e] architecture’ investigations have identified that Honolulu’s skyscraping skyline borrows much from Chicago, from architectural articulation to authorship. Both cities fronting water, this series of episodes investigates the most recent development in Chicago and their relation to […]