Jason Takeuchi, AIA

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"For Jason Takeuchi, AIA, contributions to his community and volunteer\nleadership have been the hallmarks of his young career. Rooted in the service\nof his Eagle Scout background, Takeuchi has advanced resilience in the\nprofession by investing in sustainability in his home state of Hawaii and\nacross the country."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Takeuchi is a fourth-generation Japanese American, the grandson of\ntwo World War II veterans, who was born and raised in Honolulu. He was inspired\nto enter the profession by his mother, who dreamed of being an architect,\nthough she did not have the opportunity to do so. For more than a decade, he\nhas been a project architect for Ferraro Choi and Associates, widely recognized\nas Hawaii\u2019s leading sustainability firm and the recipient of multiple COTE Top\nTen Awards. His work has evolved to include cultural and organizational\nsustainability for mission-driven nonprofits that benefit Native Hawaiians. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"At Honolulu\u2019s Roosevelt High School, which Takeuchi attended, he was\na key member of the team tasked with designing its 32,000-square-foot\ngymnasium. He also worked closely with Hawaii Foodbank, overseeing its office\nexpansion and warehouse improvements, a timely project that was completed at\nthe onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and significantly improved the food bank\u2019s\noperational capabilities. Takeuchi\u2019s own project, the Entrepreneur\u2019s Sandbox,\nis helping business ideas find purchase in the innovation industry and doubles\nas a key venue for community events on Hawaii state land. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Takeuchi joined AIA Honolulu in 2013 as an associate member, and he\nwas spurred to action after discovering the number of retiring architects\noutpaced new licenses in Hawaii. Since then, he has fervently supported\ndeveloping leadership opportunities for young architects. As the chapter\u2019s\nassociate director, he co-founded its influential 5x5x5 mentorship program,\nwhich quickly became a model for other chapters to emulate. His efforts, which also included launching an Emerging Professionals Committee and supporting the Young Architects Forum and ARE prep events, helped grow\nAIA Honolulu\u2019s associate membership by 41% in just two years."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"On the national level, he represented the former AIA Northwest and\nPacific Region, one of the largest AIA regions, on the National Associates\nCommittee and Young Architects Forum. He was the first member from Hawaii and\none of the first Asian males to serve on both committees. In 2021, Takeuchi was\nelected knowledge director of the Young Architects Forum and created bimonthly\nnewsletters that reached hundreds of young professionals and developed webinars\nin partnership with the AIA Committee on Design and the College of Fellows.\nPerhaps his most significant accomplishment was planning and organizing the Mini\nMBA at A\u201922 in Chicago, which drew more than 300 participants who received\ncritical financial tools for business sustainability. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Takeuchi has clearly\npositioned himself as an important leader in the profession and his community,\ndedicating himself to excellence in all he pursues. In his quest to bolster the\nsocial welfare and sustainability of his local Hawaii communities, he has both\nimproved architectural practice and AIA. "]]]]}