Pecha Kucha Auckland

I am excited to be going to my first Pecha Kucha night in Auckland tomorrow night.

PECHA KUCHA NIGHT AUCKLAND VOL. 07

Tuesday 29th april
Doors open 19:30h(7.30pm)
start 20:20h(08.20pm)
Samoa House, 283 Karangahape Rd, Auckland City
admission $7

Rapid-fire presentations at the fale pasifica inside the Maota Samoa House on K-Road.

Updated list of speakers:
Sam Hamilton // artist // sound in the jungles of South America
Martin Horspool // about recycled robots
Jerome Partington // architect // accelerating global sustainability
Sale Pepe // artist // non-samoan art by a somoan artist
Nora West // arts manager // MALAGA SAMOA
Albert Refiti // Senior Lecturer, Head of Spatial Design, AUT // on Pacific architecture
Pip Cheshire // Cheshire Architects // on the conservation of Antarctic huts
Judy Cockeram // Senior Tutor, University of Auckland School of Architecture // on teaching in Pakistan
Barbara Holloway // Manager KBA // K ROAD – THE FINAL FRONTIER
Edward Bennett // an extraordinary landscape
Also check our website for updates www.pechakucha.co.nz

There will be a $5 cash bar.
Come early, there will be limited seats.

Pecha Kucha - which originated in Tokyo - is a unique, rapid-fire format in which each speaker shows 20 images, each for 20 seconds. With each presentation lasting just 6 minutes and 40 seconds, the audience experiences an exhilarating variety of ideas and projects. Pecha Kucha Nights are now happening in 120 cities worldwide.

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