Prof. David Rockwood is a registered architect in the State of Hawaiʻi (and previously Oregon) and the principal of David Rockwood Architect (Honolulu; formerly New York and Portland). He is a tenured Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Architecture, where he also served as Director of Graduate Architecture (2021–2024) and previously held academic leadership roles, including Assistant Dean and Interim Associate Dean. Rockwood’s work spans architectural practice, design research, and invention—often focused on tropical, climate-responsive architecture, resilient housing, and innovative building systems. His “selected design and research” includes bamboo gridshell construction undertaken with University of Hawaiʻi students in collaboration with Da Nang University of Science and Technology faculty and students, alongside prototyping and testing of advanced wall assemblies and modular systems. As Principal Investigator for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon (2009–2011), he led the Team Hawaiʻi entry involving over 90 students across multiple colleges and disciplines. A Fulbright Specialist and Fulbright U.S. Faculty Scholar (2017–2018), he has contributed to curricular development and applied research in Vietnam, including a Fulbright Specialist Grant in Urban Planning at Da Nang University of Science & Technology (2014). He is the author of Bamboo Gridshells (Routledge, 2015). He has published on topics such as climate-performance in hot-humid regions and planning control for coastal high-rise development in Da Nang. He is also an inventor on multiple patents spanning building systems and mobility innovations.