Modernism In Hawaii - Vladimir Ossipoff

From an article in Metropolis Magazine: "For more than 60 years, Ossipoff designed and built hundreds of houses, creating a unique form of place-making architecture that was relevant to the lush tropical landscapes of the Hawaiian Islands. Like any good regional Modernist, Ossipoff used common­sense strategies of orientation, natural ventilation, microclimates, and local materials—what landscape historian Marc Treib describes as a “modernized version of local precedent.” Synthesizing Eastern and Western influences, Ossipoff drew on Japanese craftsmanship and modern architectural techniques."
I for one have seen the iconic IBM building in downtown Honolulu; the first time I saw it, I was like whoa, that building is GOOD.

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