PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps -- just about anything, really -- in the PechaKucha 20x20 format. PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images. 

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As part of AIA's Annual Archtober events, the American Institute of Architects is joining forces with the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts for their Family Day event, which will be hosted at Chalk the Block in El Paso's Downtown Arts District. We will be co-hosting a Lego Bricks Build-A-Thon where kids, ages 4 and up will be given an opportunity to build El Paso's landmark buildings and structures. Each session will begin with a short presentation highlighting El Paso architecture with a brief introduction of concepts, place, space, planning and design. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so plan to arrive early. Hope to see you there!

This event is sponsored by AIA El Paso, The Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts and The El Paso Community Foundation.

The Texas Trost Society presents Urban Transformations: Visions of the Past and Future of Downtown El Paso, an exhibition which promotes history and culture by providing photographs, tours, contemporary artwork, and educational materials to remind El Pasoans of a time when the city enjoyed a booming economy and subsequently underwent an architectural transformation that rivaled some of the biggest cities in the country, and show them what they can look forward to after our historic core is revitalized. This exhibition will educate El Pasoans of our historic building's irreplaceable value and why they deserve to be saved for their beauty, what they contribute to the region's history, and their economic potential. Exhibits will be completely free to the public, hosted in the windows of three historic buildings located within a short distance of San Jacinto Plaza - the Roberts-Banner Building, Kress Building, and Plaza Motor Inn. They will showcase the transformation of El Paso from a small cattle ranch into a booming metropolis in exhibits curated by Dr. Max Grossman, architectural historian, as well as host artistic works envisioning the future of downtown El Paso in a juried exhibition. Participating artists include Daniel Rios-Lopera, Peter Svarzbein, Matthew Villarreal, Los Dos, Arturo and Valerie Enriquez, Candy Mayer, Jessica Tolbert, Marc Stone, and Anne Giangiulio. The exhibition will run from October 1 to 31, 2016, and will start with opening celebrations on October 1, 2016 from 10am to 2pm with free tours, family-friendly activities provided by the El Paso Museum of History, and free coloring books of downtown provided by El Paso Electric.

Bring out your inner architect to the AIA archTOBER Build-a-Thon with Lego®* contest! Participants will be challenged to build famous buildings from around the world. Each contestant will be allowed to go play three rounds against other players for a chance to win exciting prices!

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A NEW CONTEST WILL BE HELD AT THE START OF EACH HOURS
Donation: $ 10.00 per entry

Contest Rules:

1. Have fun!

2. You will be shown images of individual buildings on a screen and you will be given 10 minutes to build a model using Lego® Bricks. Points will be awarded by a judging panel for each of the models. After 3 rounds we will add your points and the person with the highest scoring will win a prize.

3. Your model can be of the entire building, a partial elevation, or a particular detail that you find interesting!

4. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

5. Judge's decisions are final.

* The programs conducted by AIA El Paso are not affiliated, sponsored, or endorsed by LEGO® Education or the Lego® Group.

Lego®, the Lego® logo, the Brick, DUPLO®, and WINDSTORMS® are trademarks of the Lego® Group. (C)2012 The Lego® Group