Pecha Kucha is all about storytelling using images, rather than text. Pecha Kucha presentations use 20 slides and allow only 20 seconds of commentary per slide.
Speaker 1 - Hannah Allawi (Architecture)
Presentation Name: STRATHCONA, EDMONTON: MODERN, INDUSTRIAL
Description: Hannah Allawi is a registered Intern Architect with the AAA and NCARB and has over 7 years of professional experience. She has worked in Canada, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and has completed Internships in the UK, UAE and Japan. Hannah’s recent PhD from the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape at the University of Calgary focused primarily on the research of using augmented reality technology in helping to revive lost buildings and structures of the UAE, utilizing the city of Abu Dhabi as a testing ground. Her current research work primarily revolves around architecture and urbanism of cities in the Arab Gulf States as well as urban design enhancements within the public realm.
Her Pecha Kucha presentation touches on some of the modern buildings around the city of Edmonton, primarily within the areas of Old Strathcona and Strathcona Industrial Park, and their potential to be added to the architectural heritage of the city. A few buildings will be showcased allowing to present their architectural features as part of the modern architectural typology. The Pecha Kucha presentation sets to ignite interest and appreciation of these buildings as well as keeping a look out for other unique structures around Edmonton.
Speaker 2 - Raeland Mendoza (Fashion & Design)
Brand: www.illcallyoutomorrow.com/ Agency: www.tomorrow-works.com/
Presentation Name: I’ll Call you Tomorrow / Tomorrow Works
Description: Coming from a lineage of immigrant textile artisans, he has lived in the world of fashion since birth. This was honed studying textiles and marketing in university, with his early career leading him to work on product with Canadian west coast staple brands CYC Design Corporation (Reigning Champ, wings + horns), and Kit and Ace while living in Vancouver. Spurred by the idleness of his suburban roots in Edmonton contrasted with the childhood experiences of growing up in Toronto, he seeks to bring his communities with him in every new endeavor.
Now working alongside a creative network across Canada, the US, and Asia, Raeland consults for a multitude of lifestyle brands across different spaces, while also leading the art collective/lifestyle brand I’ll Call You Tomorrow (ICYT) and its consultancy counterpart, Tomorrow Works.
Speaker 3 - Shawna Lemay (Photography)
Transactions with Beauty - http://transactionswithbeauty.com/
Presentation Name:A Tale of Three Cities, Meld – Pecha Kucha, Edmonton Design Week 2023
Description: Shawna Lemay is a writer inspired by photography and art. Her books have hit Harper’s Bazaar’s must-read list and the Globe and Mail’s must-read fashion books list. Actor Bella Heathcote recognized her latest novel, Everything Affects Everyone by saying: “Shawna Lemay’s writing makes the miraculous accessible and the mundane seem magical.”
Shawna’s city photography is inspired by artist Edward Hopper’s observation, “There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.” When travel plans were cancelled, she took to the streets of Edmonton seeing it as a tourist might, through love-coloured glasses, hoping to tell the story of light in our city. Her city photography has taken her from the popularity of an image of the Taco Time in Edmonton’s winter, to spending a month in Rome taking photographs, to being asked to travel to Porto Alegre, Brazil to photograph that city. As the images from each city merge and flow into her consciousness she asks, how does seeing a photograph of a city change how we see ourselves in a city?
Speaker 4 - (Juan Monterrosa - Familia Brewing)
Presentation Name: Brewing Vibrancy and the first law of thermodynamics.
Description: Hailing from the tapestry of El Salvadoran heritage, Juan is a first-generation Canadian, as his parents fled the tumultuous civil war in the 80s.
Juan's upbringing trace back to rural Alberta, but his spirit is an explorer. His greatest muse is the exploration of new horizons, particularly the vibrant pulse of cities and oceans. Making the cityscape of Vancouver his home for 10 years, where the ocean met the mountains, he experienced the creativity and vibrancy that can be seen around the city.
But life is an ever-evolving masterpiece, and Juan has made a transformation. While he is a seasoned engineer with experience in sustainable building design and Municipal leadership, he's recently embarked on an exhilarating adventure. He's now the owner of Familia Brewing. Familia embodies the essence of his heritage, creating vibrant spaces and a passion for crafting easy-drinking beers with funky small batches.
Juan's journey is a testament to the fusion of heritage, engineering precision, and a vibrant artistic spirit. He looks to invite people explore the vivid world he's trying to craft at his brewery, where every sip of his beer tells a story, and every corner invites you open up to new experiences.
More speakers to be announced soon!
Tickets: $15 (MADE Members: $5)
*This event is free for MacEwan students! Please show your student ID at the door.