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Hai On is an award winning Architect with 20 years of experience designing a variety of building types in the United States. His more notable projects are two museums in Bethel and Unalaska, Alaska. Hai was drawn to Hawaii for its climate, a warm ocean, and his love for outdoor living. He opened this practice in 2006. Hawaii is an excellent place for architecture that could take full advantage of its environment, and the use of alternative energy to be self sufficient. He is dedicated to site sensitive projects and sustainable designs. Hawaii license: 11868
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American Institute of Architects Alaska Chapter Merit Unbuilt Award

2001 Muldoon Creekside Town Center

American Institute of Architects Alaska Chapter Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture

1999 Museum of the Aleutians

American Institute of Architects Alaska Chapter Merit Award for Excellent in Architecture

1995 Yup'iit Piciryarait

1996 Bureau of Land Management CampbellCreek Science Center

Municipality of Anchorage Celebration of Anchorage Award

1996 Bureau of Land Management CampbellCreek Science Center

2005 Heart of Downtown Anchorage Awards

Tuliqi

1999 Honorable Mention Imagine Anchorage

Registrations

Hawaii: License # 11868 / Washington D.C: License # 5721

2006-Present Fins Architecture llc, private practice, Kamuela, Hawaii. Principal/Architect
2005-2006 De Reus Architects, Kamuela, Hawaii. Project Manager
2002-2005 Smiling Fox Productions, private practice, Anchorage, Alaska. Principal/Architect
2000-2002 Koonce Pfeffer Bettis Anchorage, Alaska. Project Architect
1992-2000 Livingston Slone Inc. Anchorage, Alaska. Project Architect
1989-1991 Anderson Cooper+Georgelas, PC, McLean, Virginia. Job Captain/Intern
1987-1989 CH2M Hill, Herndon, Virginia. Intern

Cultural:
The Bountiful, documentary film
Museum of The Aleutians, Unalaska, Alaska, 9300 SF.
Matanuska Theater, Palmer, Alaska, Conceptual 5000 SF.
Upper Tanana Athabaskan Cultural Center and Museum, Tok, Alaska, Conceptual 15,000 SF
Yup'iit Piciryarait, Yup'ik Museum, Library, and Multipurpose Cultural Center, Bethel, Alaska, 13000 SF.

Institutional:

Saint Mary Library Addition, St. Mary, Alaska 2600 SF:
Bureau of Land Management Campbell Creek Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska 10,500 SF.

Housing :

Sato Residence, Hawaii 2200 SF
Akala Ohana, Kapa’au, Hawaii 13,000 SF
Johnson Residence, Soldotna, Alaska 3,200 SF
Strawberry Village Cottages Housing Development, Anchorage, Alaska, Total 66,000SF
Muldoon Creekside Town Center, Anchorage, Alaska, Conceptual.
Non Commission Officer Housing, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.
Commission Officer Housing, Osan Air Base, Osan, Korea.

Retail :

Tuliqi Bath and Linen, Anchorage, Alaska 700 SF
Insurance Mart, Anchorage, Alaska 2,800 SF

Education :

Texas A & M University , College Station, Texas. Bachelor of Environmental Design 1986
University of Alaska at Anchorage. Arctic Engineering Fall 1992. American Sign Language I&II 1993
U.S Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C, French and Italian Language Studies

Languages: Fluency in English and Vietnamese, knowledge of French, and Spanish
Interests: Aesthetics, film, outdoors, travel, anthropology, languages