Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Location: Domy Books | 1709 Westheimer Rd, Houston TX (Near Brazil Coffee House)

Pronounced “peh-cha-cu-cha”, a mix of show-and-tell, open-mike night and happy hour, Pecha Kucha has become the forum for ideas on design, culture and a lot else that has swept the world in just four years now having taken place in over 200 cities globally.

Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes, 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to present.

RDA has been instrumental in helping organize and support Houston’s inaugural Pecha Kucha presentation, so we hope you will come out in support of this fun event. RDA Board Member and Cite Editorial Chair, Christof Spieler will be one of the main presenters!

Doors open at 6pm for drinks and chit chat. Talks start at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public. Cash bar. Space is limited so get there early.

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Join Rice Design Alliance and Citizens’ Transportation Coalition
for a three-hour bus tour of Houston’s crucial but often unnoticed freight rail network with
RDA Board Member and Cite writer, Christof Spieler.

Saturday, September 12, 9 am – 12 pm*

Cite 79 focuses on the hidden infrastructure that keeps Houston working. This tour will reveal one of those networks: rail junctions, yards, bridges, and industrial sidings that carry coal, chemicals, new cars, and consumer goods, supporting our industrial economy and supplying our daily lives. We’ll also see how these networks coexist and clash with the neighborhoods around them.

*The tour will begin at the Ninfa’s on Navigation parking lot at 9 am and will conclude by 12:30 pm (to allow for unforeseen possible traffic issues). We will spend most of the trip on the bus but we’ll also get out once or twice. Tour goers will be supplied with light snacks and water for the tour.

Payment of $25 from interested RDA members is required to secure your place by Friday, September 4th. There are only a limited number of seats, so spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

We hope you will join us for this unique tour, highlighting the incredible industrial infrastructure of our city!

For questions and payment, please call 713-348-4876.

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State, national, and international dignitaries will speak at this educational summit hosted by the City of Irving, TX and the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce.

“The purpose of the Summit is to educate policy makers from all levels of government about current transportation issues throughout the world. The goal is to learn, share dialogue, advocate and network with the nation’s transportation and public policy leaders, private sector leaders and trade associations and groups.”

Registration costs vary for government and non-government employees. For full summit information and to register online, see the summit website. Early bird registration available until May 1.

August 11-14
Irving, TX

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In its second year as a collaboration between RDA Partners, Young Architects Forum and ArchiTypes, Fresh Perspectives was an informal presentation that allowed architects, artists, and other designers to show off their work in a lively and spirited context.

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Fresh Perspectives was a joint event between the Rice Design Alliance and the Young Architects Forum of the AIA, Houston Chapter. Fresh Perspectives invited the public to an informal party and presentation highlighting the current trends in design, art, and architecture.

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FreshFOURum was held Wednesday, May 23 at the offices of Debner + Company.

A Fresh Look at Works by Emerging Architecture and Design Professionals

FreshFOURum invited the public to a free exhibition of the RDA Partners’ recent work as emerging design professionals. The event featured food in the newly renovated Debner + Company space.

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