RDA Hometown Tours 2010

RDA is pleased to announce the 2010 Hometown Tours: Marfa, Texas in February followed by Madrid and Barcelona, Spain in June. If you are interested…

New York – Heart of Glass and Steel

RDA Associate Director, Programs Kathryn Fosdick recalled the group’s recent four-day tour of New York City in June.

NEW YORK- I was struck by a sense…

Marfa and the Trans-Pecos

Marfa and the Trans-Pecos “My requirements were that the building be useful for living and working and more importantly, more definitely, be a space in which to…

Berlin: Capital of the XXI Century

Berlin has become the stage for an extraordinary display of modern architecture and city-building initiatives. These have involved intense debates over proper practices and scintillating buildings by the foremost architects in Europe.

San Francisco: A Peak Experience

The hilly topography of the peninsula, stunning views across the bay and of the Golden Gate, and the city’s history make San Francisco distinctive among American cities.

Buenos Aires: Fair Wind of the New World

The Rice Design Alliance experienced what Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges called El fervor of Buenos Aires; the intoxicating energy emanating from the city of 13 million.

Paris

In October, RDA traveled to Paris four four days; its first trip across the Atlantic. RDA tours offer knowledgeable guides, behind-the-scenes tours of public and…

Charleston

Charleston June 8-11, 2006

In June, 30 RDA members journeyed to Charleston for a four-day tour. Led by architectural historian Stephen Fox and tour director Lynn Kelly,…

Phoenix

Phoenix February 23-26, 2006

In February 18 RDA members visited the desert Southwest and America’s sixth largest city, Phoenix. Since the 1980s, Phoenix has experienced an outburst…

Seattle

Seattle: Soak It Up! June 15-19, 2005

Seattle, founded in 1851, occupies a hilly isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. The largest city in a metropolitan…