is a multidisciplinary design practice
based in Buffalo and New York City
by Gregory Serweta and Maia Peck.

Gregory Konrad Serweta, AIA, NCARB, is a registered architect in New York State and an adjunct instructor at the University at Buffalo. He has worked on projects in the United States, Japan, and China with firms including Sou Fujimoto Architects and OMA. He received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Minor in History from the University at Buffalo and Master of Architecture from Cornell University.

Maia Sian Peck, NOMA, is a designer, artist, art historian, and adjunct instructor at the University at Buffalo. She has worked on projects in the United States, China, and England with firms including Allied Works, Neri & Hu, Rogers Partners, and West 8. She received her B.A. in Art History and Archeology from Brown University and Master of Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, as well as a M.A. in Medieval Art with Distinction from the Courtauld Institute in London and a M.A. in Art History with Distinction from the University College London.

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What’s Up

Exhibition
“Archi-texture,” which features wearable designs created by University of Buffalo digital media students, is on view in “Re: Full Gamut” (curated by Roger Wu and Vivienne Yu) from November 29 thru December 12, 2023, at 2/5, 270-286 Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong (gallery hours: Monday – Sunday, 11:00 – 19:00 GMT).

More information on Design Spectrum website:
https://www.designspectrum.hk/the-full-gamut/

Virtual Exhibition of the “Full Gamut”:
https://www.designspectrum.hk/virtual-tour/the-full-gamut/

A full catalog of the student work can be found at:
https://archi-texture.org.

Press - UB Now Article:
https://archplan.buffalo.edu/news/2023/archi-texture-exhibition.html

Press - Archinect:
https://archinect.com/news/article/150396908/university-of-buffalo-architecture-students-displayed-3d-printed-archi-texture-in-special-hong-kong-design-centre-exhibition

Lecture
Serweta Peck presents “Buffalo O’s” at the Buffalo Architecture Foundation’s
6 Minute Building Stories on November 2, 2003, at The Buffalo History Museum, 1 Museum CT, Buffalo, NY (5:00 – 8:00 PM).

More information on the Buffalo Architecture Foundation website:
https://buffaloarchitecture.org/programs/building-stories/6minute-building-stories/

Exhibition
“Archi-texture,” which featured wearable designs created by University of Buffalo digital media students, was on view in “The Full Gamut” (curated by Roger Wu and Vivienne Yu) from May 5 thru uly 19, 2023, at East Wing, 2/5, 822 Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong (gallery hours: Monday – Sunday, 10:00 – 19:00 GMT).

More information on Design Spectrum website:
https://www.designspectrum.hk/the-full-gamut/

Virtual Exhibition of the “Full Gamut”:
https://www.designspectrum.hk/virtual-tour/the-full-gamut/

A full catalog of the student work can be found at:
https://archi-texture.org.

Press - UB Now Article:
https://archplan.buffalo.edu/news/2023/archi-texture-exhibition.html

Press - Archinect:
https://archinect.com/news/article/150396908/university-of-buffalo-architecture-students-displayed-3d-printed-archi-texture-in-special-hong-kong-design-centre-exhibition

Award
Serweta Peck with Kirin+Lab received runner-up commendation for ‘Wave Party' to the “Imagine Your Play Spaces” design competition for the redesign of Po Wing Road Playground in Hong Kong.

It was exhibited for public display at Queensway Government Offices, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Tsuen Wan Sports Centre from January to March 2023.

Exhibition
Buffalo O’s was open at Riverworks in Buffalo, New York as part of Play/Ground Art Festival from October 7 to 10, 2022.

More information on Play/Ground website:
https://www.artplaygroundny.org/

Exhbition Catalogue:
https://issuu.com/artplayground/docs/event_catalog

Exhibition
“Reset: Towards a New Commons,” which was an exhibition on inclusive design curated by Barry Berdoll and Juliana Barton, was on view at the Center for Architecture in New York from April 14 to September 3, 2022. Serweta Peck collaborated with Pentagram on the 3D elements and furnishings of the exhibition design.

More information on Center for Architecture website:
https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/exhibitions/reset/

More information on Pentagram website:
https://www.pentagram.com/work/reset-towards-a-new-commons/story

Press - Architectural Record
https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15640-ambitious-new-exhibit-reimagines-the-public-realm

Press - The Architect’s Newspaper
https://www.archpaper.com/2022/05/reset-towards-a-new-commons-explores-just-models-for-living-in-community/

Press - Curbed
https://www.curbed.com/2022/04/review-reset-towards-new-commons-architecture-design.html

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