Category: Research and Teaching in China

Urban Mobility and Architecture: Designing Small, Approachable Infrastructures of Transportation in China

Gasoline stations have been objects of interest in the fields of architecture and urban studies for decades. Frank Lloyd Wright completed the R. W. Lindholm Service Station in 1958. The design of this building foresaw the role of filling stations as part of the aesthetic condition of cities in the 20th century. In this project, Wright positioned the car at … Continue reading Urban Mobility and Architecture: Designing Small, Approachable Infrastructures of Transportation in China →

In Search of Eco-Storytellers

Seoul, South Korea. June 2019. Photo: Ernesto Valero Thomas

On certain occasions, words used in the mass media capture the spirit of the times. The term Eco-Anxiety is all over the news. It is treated as a raising psychological condition that is affecting the global population, particularly children and teens. While some people blame it on ecological alarmists and panic mongers, there are good … Continue reading In Search of Eco-Storytellers →

The Art of Research: Words, Stories & Diagrams in the Design Process

Architecture and design belong to an anxious world. Thousands of design alternatives in thousands of cities and villages around the globe. Architecture and design students are exposed to infinite tools of research, and design languages that are available in a split of a second on the Internet. These design languages are deeply rooted in different … Continue reading The Art of Research: Words, Stories & Diagrams in the Design Process →

Measuring the Unmeasurable: Human Scale in Chinese Cities

Urban Constellations. This is a common metaphor that I have encountered in the fields of human geography and urban studies. The most comprehensive set of global data about urban expansion in the 21st-century(densities, areas, population, etc) considers The-City as a single unit of analysis that shape a Universe of cities. As of 2010, the world … Continue reading Measuring the Unmeasurable: Human Scale in Chinese Cities →