Our college will be hosting its first Pecha Kucha (pronounced “pe-chak-cha”; Japanese for “chit-chat”) presentation that will feature three alumni as well as three of our own faculty. Pecha Kucha uses a format whereby a presenter shows 20 images for 20 seconds apiece, for a total time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds. This concise format enables multiple presentations to occur and encourages audience attention and engagement as the event will conclude with an informal question and answer session.

PRESENTERS:

Blake Belanger is an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture / Regional and Community Planning. His presentation is titled “Visualizing Complexity: Photo Montage and Nonlinear Conceptualization.”

Shawn Basler (1995 Architecture alum) is a principal at Perkins Eastman and helms their international studio. His presentation is titled “Think Globally and Create Locally: Globalization and the Practice of Architecture.”

Larry Bowne teaches and practices architecture. He is an associate professor in the Department of Architecture and principal of Larry Bowne Architects. His presentation is titled “20in20@20.”

Doug Stockman (1993 Architecture alum) is a principal at el dorado inc., an award winning firm based in Kansas City. The title of his presentation is “ELEMENTS.”

Dr. Peter Magyar is Head and professor of architecture and urban design, Department of Architecture. His presentation is titled “think_ink.”

Mike Niemann (1996 Interior Architecture and Product Design) is owner of Pacific Building Workshop, his L.A. based practice. The title of his presentation is “Possibility to Proof.”