A conversation with architect, Dean Sakamoto helped to inspire this series of architecture in Honolulu which seeks to find both utility and beauty in this sub-tropical metropolis.
“Outside, rhythmic shadows articulate solids and voids, expressive yet simple building shapes express robust structures which visually contrast yet compliments nature’s form. Within, interior passages are enhanced by textured surfaces, cool shade and views of lush foliage, blue sky and sometimes, the blue Pacific Ocean,” Dean Sakamoto.
In 2009, I photographed Dean’s award-winning Juliet Rice Wichman Botanical Research Center which is located on the Vladimir Ossipoff planned campus of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai.