Anderson Award Finalists Pecha Kucha Presentations
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Graduate student finalists vying for the George W. Anderson, Jr. Award deliver Pecha Kucha presentations of their work in front of a live audience of their fellow graduate students and the jury. The Anderson Award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate through their work an exceptional level of attention to detail or dedication to beneficially impacting the community. This year’s finalists are:
- Sohyun Jin, MSCD ’25: “Generative Minimal Making System for 3-D Structures”
- Ifrah Asif, PhD-Arch: “Cultural Ecologies: Community-Based Strategies for Climate Resilience in Cultural Heritage Preservation”
- Jinzhao Tian, PhD-BPD: “A Scalable Data-Driven Framework for Fault Impact Analysis in Buildings”
- Sakshi Aparajit, MUD ’25 & Nakshatra Menon, MUD ’25: “Braddock Reimagined: Designing a Sustainable and Inclusive Community”
- Parikshit Kalavadia, M.Arch ’25: “Reviving the Longan Plantation”
- Valeria Duque Villegas, MUD ’25: “Community Infrastructures of Resilience: From Mutual Care to Sustainable Cities”
- Clara Martucci, M.Arch ’25: “FLORAL RITUALS: weaving local village stories through craftmaking & performance”
- Tai Le, M.Arch ’26: “Tam Giang Lagoon Cultural Center”
- Lora Marks, M.Arch ’26; Tai Le, M.Arch ’26; Sharvi Shah, M.Arch ’26 & Nicholas Thies, M.Arch ’26: “PLAY PLANT: Praxis I – Design for Just Transitions”
Pecha Kucha is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (6 minutes and 40 seconds in total) with the images advancing automatically.
Food will be served!
The event takes place in MMCH 303 and on Zoom.