Karla Sierralta
Brian Strawn
We are architects, designers, user researchers, and educators. We collaborate, practice, and teach across academic and research platforms in pursuit of social and civic impact. We see the practice and outputs of design as mechanisms for expanding understanding. This portfolio documents our creative body of work and lineage of ideas.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Co-designed with Kūha'o Zane, Nalani Kanaka‘ole, and Sig Zane of Sig Zane Kaiao / Sig Zane Designs. A new, bi-lingual wayfinding and signage system incorporates Indigenous knowledge and protocols into campus elements while acknowledging and celebrating the layered environmental, social, cultural, academic, and historical contexts of the UH Mānoa campus.
2023 Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Award
2023 AIA Honolulu Distinctive Detail Award
2023 SEGD Global Design Award
2023 Graphic Design USA’s Digital Design Award
Developed in collaboration with UH Hilo partners Keiki Kawai‘ae‘a, Ka‘iu Kimura, and a coalition of schools and nonprofit organizations. A design proposal for a multi-phase project on the UH Hilo campus supports a complete educational system from preschool to Ph.D., taught entirely through ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
2023 Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards
2023 AIA Honolulu Award of Excellence
A collection of projects exploring Housing for All in partnership with the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority. Rooted in user research and the voices of families across Hawai‘i, these projects include a mobile neighborhood platform for community design, an emergency response portal, a digital urban design app, and a design toolkit for Holistic Housing.
2022 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award
2020 AIA Honolulu Design Award