Sidney Snyder, AIA
Sid Snyder has joined with Minatoishi Architects to provide expertise in design and planning. He is a Master Architect. Of Ossipoff, Snyder, and Rowland, he worked with Ossipoff for over 40 years designing many of the buildings that the office was known for. The design concepts were based on strong foundations of context and nature.
Snyder is best known for capturing natural elements in design and was well ahead of the times. His architecture blends beautiful indoor-out door spaces.
He is recognized for his green practices and use of passive design before it was a commonly known term.
Ossipoff & Snyder Architects Collection
Sidney Snyder donated the firm's project files which include original design drawings and specifications for over 500 structures. The archives are available for study by appointment in the Jean Charlot Collection reading room, Monday to Friday. The display panels featured on this site were also given to the library and showcase Ossipoff's award winning projects.
For more information or to schedule a visit, please click the button below to view the Vladimir Ossipoff Architecture Papers at the University of Hawaii.
Interview with ThinkTechHawaii
This week, Graham Hart interviews architect Sid Snyder, AIA, long time partner of Hawaii architect Vladimir Ossipoff of Ossipoff Snyder and Rowland. Snyder elaborates on Humane Architecture, his work, and the home he designed for himself and his family .
Vladimir Ossipoff, AIA, and Sidney Snyder, AIA, collaborated on many of the projects in this publication
Hawaiian Modern: The Architecture of Vladimir Ossipoff
By Dean Sakamoto
An illuminating study of the architecture of one of the 20th century’s most important tropical modernists
Vladimir Ossipoff (1907–1998), known as the “master of Hawaiian architecture,” was at the forefront of the postwar phenomenon known as tropical modernism. Although he practiced at a time of rapid growth and social change in Hawai`i, Ossipoff criticized large-scale development and advocated environmentally sensitive designs, developing a distinctive form of architecture appropriate to the lush topography, microclimates, and vernacular traditions of the Hawaiian islands.
This stunning book, now available for the first time in paperback, surveys Ossipoff’s buildings, which demonstrate a striking interplay of indoor and outdoor space, as well as a vibrant and glamorous architectural style that has proven delightfully particular to its place and durable over time.