Building History
Every building is a snapshot of a moment in time — a reflection of the people, culture and politics that lived around and in its stone, wood and glass.
Consider, says architectural historian Don Hibbard, the Alexander & Baldwin Building on 822 Bishop St.
Architects C.W. Dickey and Hart Wood designed the building in 1929 as a memorial to the “Big Five” company’s eponymous founders.
“It’s very much Western in style, but it’s also Asian in style,” Hibbard says. “A lot of the imagery on the building is drawn from Chinese architecture and design.
“At that point in time, Hawaii was starting to consciously celebrate that we were a multiethnic society, and so it reflects that value that’s coming forward.”
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