This post is a survey of architect Stephen Oyakawa’s projects on Oahu that I have had the pleasure to view and photograph.

Oyakawa studied and worked for fourteen years with Frank Lloyd Wright.

mid-century, modernist, hawaii, architecture, architectCarol ChinFebruary 10, 2024architect, hawaiianmodernism, midcenturyComment

Back to School 2023

With Labor Day just past and fall around the corner, I thought it timely to do a back-to-school post. Though I am long past a formal student on campus, I still make it a point to stay engaged in self-learning and personal growth. Still a lot of reading, writing and though not much arithmetic, I substitute creating and curating instead.

architecture, everyday life, photography, yogaCarol ChinSeptember 7, 2023back to school, everyday life, architecture, midcenturyComment

Architecture Field Trip - Fullerton

With a small amount of pre-planning, an architecture field trip can be part of the commute! On the way to lunch in Irvine, I managed to cover a lot of ground in the City of Fullerton in the span of a couple hours - City Hall, a church, two colleges and a bank.

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