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WALTER BOOSER (CHIP) DETWEILER (1932-1984) Born in Harrisburg PA, Detweiler graduated
from Carnegie Mellon University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Architecture. From 1955 to 1957, Detweiler served in the US Army as 1st Lieutenant
and Construction Supervisor in the Army Corps of Engineers in Guam. Upon his return to the US, Detweiler joined D. K. Ritchley Associates
in Pittsburgh, PA and pursued one year of graduate studies in architecture at Yale, studying under
Paul Rudolph. Detweiler then went to Manila in the Philippines as Chief Architect for Adrian Wilson and Associates, specializing in military bases. By the late 1960s, Detweiler moved to Honolulu, where he would remain. In 1968, the founded Meyers Detweiler & Associates with partner Irwin Don Meyers. The firm’s commissions included the Honolulu Airport Center building.
“The idea of architecture gives complete meaning
to my life. The intellectual,
spatial, functional and economic relationships are the inevitable reflection
of truth, honesty and integrity, which are the ideals I strive for in my
life.” -- Detweiler, 1981
1973
- The Chip and Ginny Detweiler House, 2244 Round Top Drive, Honolulu HI. Built
by Waialea Builders; structural engineer, Richard M. Libbey. Won a 1978 AIA/Sunset
Magazine Merit Award; 1978 HS/AIA Merit Award.
1983 - The HMF / James P. Ohlman House, aka Hawai'i Loa Ridge House,
440 Maono Loop, Honolulu HI. Detweiler's last house. Interior design was by Dian Cleve, Detweiler’s partner.