PechaKucha Buffalo
PechaKucha is a global speaker for architects, designers, and artists to meet, network, and show their work in public. The series, created by Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo, is now active in over 1,300 cities. The format is simple: 20 images, 20 seconds each. Every presentation lasts exactly six minutes and forty seconds. It's fast, visual, and keeps things interesting.
I've co-organized Buffalo's chapter since 2011. My role is curating speakers on themes of architecture, art, and design, and managing the event logistics, publicity and our page on the global website. Across 19 events, we've featured over 200 speakers. The series runs on an irregular schedule, with events organized as the right speakers and venues align.
Honors:
PechaKucha People feature (February 2017).
Presentation of the Day: A Brief Memoir of Architectural Space (November 2016).
Event Highlights:
PechaKucha Buffalo vol. 19: Western New York Environmental Alliance Congress
PechaKucha Buffalo vol. 18: UB School of Architecture & Planning 50th Anniversary (2016)
PechaKucha Buffalo: 10th Anniversary Edition, Albright-Knox Art Gallery (2016)
PechaKucha Buffalo vol. 14, The 9th Ward (2015). Presented as a benefit for Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center.
Sample Presentation: Miguel Guitart: The Beginning of Memory.
PechaKucha Buffalo vol. 13, Asbury Hall (2013). Presented in conjunction with the 66th Annual Society of Architectural Historians Conference.
