Pecha Kucha - Frames of Reference

July 23rd, 2015

Bringing together architects, artists, activists, planners, and designers whose work explores the impact of context on the built environment, a pecha-kucha style presentation of design voices addressing domains beyond our normal reach. Video simulcast between Boston and New York to present the collection of ideas to both audiences. The pucha-kucha aimed to kick-start a dialogue between practitioners and present an inventive way of thinking about, perceiving, and designing global and local built environments. A discussion about how historical, cultural, and civic contexts become frames of reference for our presenters.

VENUES: NEW YORK:Center for Architecture BOSTON: BSA Space Co Sponsors: Center for Architecture, New York City & BSA Space, Boston, MA INTRODUCTIONS: ABBY SUCKLE FAIA, President cultureNOW & Co-Chair AIANY Architecture Dialogue Committee HANA KASSEM, AIA LEED AP, Director, Kohn Pederson Fox Assoc & Co-Chair AIANY Global Dialogues Committee CHRISTINA LANZL, PhD, Urban Culture Institute & Co-Chair BSA Placemaking Network CAROL LOWENSTEIN, Mitchel Giurgola & 2016 AIA NY President MODERATORS: BOSTON: David Fixler FAIA, EYP Architecture & Engineering NEW YORK:James S. Russell, Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York PRESENTERS IN BOSTON: Ann Beha FAIA, Ann Beha Architects Maryann Thompson FAIA, Maryann Thompson Architects Frano Violich FAIA, Kennedy & Violich Architecture Marie Law Adams, Landing Studio Franziska Amacher FAIA, Amacher and Associates Héctor Tarrido-Picart, Harvard Graduate School of Design Jeffry Burchard AIA, Machado Silvetti PRESENTERS IN NEW YORK: Mr. Jeffrey A. Murphy AIA, Murphy Burnham & Buttrick, LLP Mr. Adam Yarinsky FAIA, Architecture Research Office Ken Smith, WORKSHOP: Ken Smith Landscape Architect Thad Pawlowski, Department of City Planning, New York City Audrey Matlock FAIA, Audrey Matlock Architect Diane Lewis, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Cooper Union Joel Sanders AIA, Joel Sanders Architect Caterina Roiatti AIA, TRA Studio Sylvia Smith FAIA, FXFOWLE Architects Jeremy Edmiston, SYSTEMarchitects Stephen Cassell AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Architecture Research Office Emma Fuller Diane Lewis Architects Elie Gamburg AIA, LEED AP, Director, Kohn Pederson Fox Nina Rappaport, Director of Publications, Yale School of Architecture COMMITTEE SPONSORSbr /> Boston: Boston Society of Architects Placemaking Network New York City: Architectural Dialogue Committee & Global Dialogues Committee