Episode 8: Hawaii Built Environment, Affordable Housing and Floating Architecture

Viviana talks with Architect, and rising star for Hawaii Construction & Development Consulting (HCDC), Phap Vu about the Hawaiian built environment, and real estate development.

He has a wide range of experience from luxury development, to floating architecture, to sustainable and affordable real estate. He has a PhD in architecture from the University of Hawaii where he focused on floating architecture, and did an abroad scholarship to the Netherlands for a prestigious internship.

Phap tells us about the current Hawaiian real estate development industry, the wonderful mix of asian cultures that influence Hawaiian architecture style, and his optimism about affordable housing and infrastructure under the Biden administration. 

Learn more about Phap and the work he does on www.hawaiicdc.com/about/team

Guest Bio:

Phap has a Doctorate of Architecture and has been working professionally in the field for more than 4 years. His thesis for his D.Arch degree focused on floating architecture as a mitigation strategy for sea-level rise in Hawaii, and he is passionate about sustainable design and development.

Growing up in rural Vietnam, Phap first became interested in architecture at a young age, and as a teenager, he helped his father design and build their family home from the ground-up. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, swimming, surfing, and all other ocean activities.