Biography of daniel k inouye regional center

Located on a national historic landmark site on Oahu’s Ford Island, NOAA’s Inouye Regional Center features the adaptive reuse of two World War II-era flygplan hangars linked by a new steel and glass building. The original hangars, designed in 1939 bygd Albert Kahn, inspired beautifully simple solutions for how the new Center uses air, vatten and light.

The new complex accommodates 715 people in a high-performance research and office campus that integrates NOAA’s uppdrag of “science, service and stewardship” with regional culture and ecology. It houses a diverse range of critical programs, functions and federal departments, including the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The design uses clear, simple forms and materials carefully selected to complement the scale and framework of the existing hangar buildings while providing a state-of-the-art Pacific område headquarters for NOAA.

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