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Ron Witte on Civic Hubris

A two-million-square-foot building designed by WW Architecture. All images courtesy WW unless noted. To introduce himself to the Glasscock School class for “Spotlight on Rice Architecture School,” Ron Witte said in comparison to his wife, Dean Sarah Whiting, his partner in their practice WW and the first speaker in our series, that she’s the more [...]

11.17.11 Architecture

Everything is Bigger in China

A gated community of highrises in China This morning the Houston Chronicle printed an op-ed by Christof Spieler about his journey to China. He blogged about the trip on OffCite and you can find all his posts here. If this interests you, be sure to attend the Chinese Architecture lecture series that starts next week. [...]

09.23.11 Architecture

OffCite Goes to China: Time Warp

In this post, Christof Spieler finishes his series of reports on his trip to China for an upcoming special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. To browse all of Spieler’s posts from China, click here. The most startling aspect of the China [...]

08.15.11 Place

OffCite Goes to China: High Speed Rail

In this series, Christof Spieler gives regular reports on his trip to China for a special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. The Beijing-Shanghai high speed rail line opened on June 30; I rode it four days later. Cruising along smoothly at [...]

08.12.11 Infrastructure

Offcite in China: Planned Community

In this series, Christof Spieler gives regular reports on his trip to China for a special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. This is the Chinese version of a planned community: 30 highrise residential towers, each 30 stories tall, all behind gates [...]

08.11.11 Architecture

OffCite Goes to China: Hutong

In this series, Christof Spieler gives regular reports on his trip to China for a special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. You walk down a busy street in Beijing: busses, cabs, mopeds, bikes, crowds. But then you turn into an alley—a [...]

08.08.11 Place

OffCite Goes to China: Patron Saint

Deng Xiaoping billboard in Shenzhen. Photos by Christof Spieler. In this series, Christof Spieler gives regular reports on his trip to China for a special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. History is always shaped by the present, and Shenzhen’s economic boom [...]

08.05.11 Place

OffCite Goes to China: Planning

Beijing Planning Exhibition, photo by Christof Spieler In this series, Christof Spieler gives regular reports on his trip to China for a special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. In Beijing, like in most Chinese cities, there’s a planning exhibition. The centerpiece [...]

08.03.11 Architecture

OffCite Goes to China: Park

In this series, Christof Spieler gives regular reports on his trip to China for a special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. Shenzhen is China’s prototypical boomtown. In 1980, when it was only a small fishing village, it was designated one of [...]

08.02.11 Place

OffCite Goes to China: Colonials

All photographs by Christof Spieler In this series, Christof Spieler gives regular reports on his trip to China for a special issue of Cite. Read more about RDA’s China initiative here, which includes a knockout lecture series in the Fall. Shanghai is unique among mainland Chinese cities: at its core is a large 1920s European [...]

08.01.11 Place