allynwest Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 “Visions for the Village,” this year's design charrette, will challenge participants to imagine how Rice Village will evolve within Houston’s continuing evolution. Considered one of the city’s most desirable areas, Rice Village is poised for growth, but issues with mobility, walkability, and accessibility remain. Charrette participants will receive the full program that details these issues and presents further challenges when they arrive at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, at Hanszen College at Rice University. See more and sign up here: http://ricedesignalliance.org/2014/2014-design-charrette-visions-for-the-village/ Organized by rdAGENTS, the young professionals group of the Rice Design Alliance, “Visions for the Village” will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Architects, designers, artists, and other individuals, as well as teams of up to five people, are invited to register. Fees range from $25 to $35 and will cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day. A guided site visit on Saturday, July 26, will precede the competition. Results of the charrette will be on display and jurors will announce awards in the commons of Hanszen College at a reception on Monday, August 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Well, I know what I'm doing July 26th and August 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 @Luminare: Cool! It should be fun. Send me a PM if you need more details or have any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I can't wait to see what comes out of this. In another topic I spent a lot of time griping about the bourgeois-ization of the Village, so I think it will be fascinating to see how others would like it to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 @Subdude, there'll be a reception on Monday, August 2, if you want to take a look at the boards and drawings (and drink some wine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Thanks. What makes it an interesting is that these design charrettes generally try to end up with some sort of unified vision for the area in question. To me, in this case the challenge is maintaining and/or bringing back a sense of charm and unexpectedness - qualities that tend to me missing in unified design visions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 That's a good point. As much as the new Hanover buildings bring to the Village, they are somewhat monolithic. As is the Village Arcade. At the same time, I wouldn't mind a "unified vision" when it comes to the sidewalks and streetscapes. You know: It might be a good thing if the intersections matched. And ramps led to ramps, say, not steep step-up curbs or storm drains. Or sidewalks were continuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 At the same time, I wouldn't mind a "unified vision" when it comes to the sidewalks and streetscapes. You know: It might be a good thing if the intersections matched. And ramps led to ramps, say, not steep step-up curbs or storm drains. Or sidewalks were continuous. It would be a good thing, but this is Houston. Forget "Houston is Hot" or "No Limits" - the slogan ought to be "Planning, Schmamming..." or "Coordination Is For Wimps." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Or: "Have At It, Suckers; See If We Care." I like a little bit of a sneer in my slogans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 @allynwest Embarrasing I know, but I don't know a whole lot about the Rice Design Alliance. What exactly is it? Just wondering. I could visit the website, but wanted to know from you My favorite slogan would be: "The Urban Planning Wild West" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 @Luminare: Well, RDA is different things for different people, but the overall mission is to help to put as many people as possible in a position to do or say something about the built environment in Houston. We're a nonprofit, so most of what we do means to be educational and experiential — like this design charrette. And we also curate an architecture tour every spring, put together civic forums, work with the Rice School of Architecture faculty to organize lecture series in the fall and spring, and publish Cite and OffCite. And of course there are the membership parties and galas and things like that so people can network, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 RDA is having a couple of events this week for the charrette. On Thursday, we're meeting at 6 p.m. for a happy hour at Punk's Simple Southern Food in the new Hanover apartment building in Rice Village. And on Saturday at 9 a.m. we'll have a site visit and walk around the Village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Well looks like I won't be going to this :/ I have another obligation for a friend which will take up the whole weekend. I'll probably come to see the results on Monday though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Was anyone able to attend? What did they come up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sadly I wasn't able to attend :/ I'm sure it was very productive though. I'm wondering when they will post the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Might not show all the results in terms of images but this seems to be a good look into what happened right here: http://offcite.org/2014/08/06/viewing-the-visions-for-rice-village Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynwest Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 I posted this on Friday; it has photographs of the boards: http://ricedesignalliance.org/2014/team-from-page-awarded-top-honors-at-2014-design-charrette/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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