Why Honolulu Is Primed for a Breezeblock Comeback:
If breezeblock is experiencing a kind of low-level renaissance in Hawaiʻi, a big part of why is that it is humble, democratic, unfussy. An echo of the past, it speaks to our desire for continuity in the midst of change, for signs and symbols that say to us, You belong here. Amid ever-more-inaccessible, all-glass towers and an increasingly virtual world, concrete blocks are tactile and refreshingly solid.
A new design element to be on the lookout for on my daily walks.