Ever wonder why your architecture and engineering proposals fail to win the job? Here are dozens of selection committee secrets and tips.

Learn what goes on behind closed doors, what clients are actually looking for, and how they really evaluate your proposals and presentations.

Are you giving them page after page of mindless glop in hopes that will convince them to hire you? Here are tips to be more specific and strategic.

For over 200 years Chinatown has been in a constant state of change with a mixed plate of cultures from China, Portugal, and Japan.

Chinatown has suffered plagues, fires, gambling, prostitution, drugs, demolitions, as well as historical preservation and rebirth.

Once the go-to entertainment center for sailors and locals, Chinatown's club scene featured famous musicians and singers and exotic dancers.

The amazing story of the relatively unknown attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, by five Japanese midget submarines.

One submarine was captured and traveled all over the United States as the first war trophy and a massive catalyst for War Bond sales.

America's first shot in World War II sank one of the midget submarines. It took until 2002 for all five to finally be accounted for. 

A retrospective of the many architectural treasures in Downtown Honolulu that are no longer with us.

From sketches drawn in 1854 to more recent photographs, often comparing how the buildings changed over the years.

Historic photographs show what was where and when, and how much great architecture has been lost over time.

The development history and architecture of the Westmoreland, Courtlandt Place, Avondale, and Montrose subdivisions from 1902-1925.

Not many people know the original 1911 plat of the Montrose subdivision included a transcontinental railroad running right through the middle of it.

Although suffering from Houston's lack of zoning and the inevitable ravages of time and redevelopment, many grand homes survive.

Every building tells a story, and these stories become the cultural touchpoints of our local community histories.

Learn where to find the many sources of historical information and how to analyze and evaluate.

There are often many hidden clues in the landscape just waiting to be discovered.

A fascinating exploration of the invention and development of this popular and portable wind-powered free-reed Victorian musical instrument.

There are many different types of concertina: German, Anglo, English, Maccann Duet, Crane Duet, Jeffries Duet, Hayden Duet, and others.

Once the rage in Victorian parlors and a staple of concertina bands, the English concertina was invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in the 1830's.