Ollie Percovich

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Every Monday, Olson Kundig starts the week with an all‑office meeting, and once a month this meeting is devoted to an outside guest speaker. The Olson Kundig Speaker Series was created by Alan Maskin over two decades ago with the goal of inspiring staff with presentations from people who work outside the realm of architecture. To date, more than 300 guests have come to speak in our offices. The forum is also available for internal speakers, who share completed project overviews, complex project details, and research findings, all with the aim of increasing our shared knowledge.

The 2023 theme of The Speaker Series is Other Plans. Other Plans is a retelling of stories untold which capture the unexpected moments in time that have altered our narratives. These are the plot twists, the detours, the pivots that challenge us to tap into the truest versions of ourselves and press on toward the future — even if that future is a vastly different destination to where we had planned. At its core, Other Plans is an examination of the human condition to better understand how each individual responds and adapts in the face of change.