Rice Design Alliance New Issue Of Cite

[Subdude]

The winter issue of RDA's "Cite" is out, and it's a good'un.

Contents:

"Retail Resurrection: The Death and Rebirth of Saks Pavillion"

"A Place to Come To", about the new downtown park, with a rendering of the most recent plan

"Howling on Dowling". Redevelopment of the El Dorado Ballroom on Dowling.

"Follow the Money". Detailed review of the new Fed building on Allen Parkway.

"City Under Glass". History of the Galleria.

"Remembering Westbury Square: Houston's First Lifestyle Center", with some nice before and after photos.

"Lifestyle Centers Coming (Back) to Houston". Invented Main Street shopping centers.

"Next Steps Inside the Loop. Will we finnaly see a cosmopolitan mixed-use district?"

"Wal-Mart meets Architect". Walmart architecture.

"The Woodlands: Retrospect and Prospect". History of a mega-suburb.

"Aesthetic of Demoltion". The Art League of Houston project on Montrose.

"Storm Warning". Planning for the next flood.

[Talbot]

Sounds pretty interesting.

What is "Cite?" And where can you get it?

[editor]

Cite is the official magazine/newspaper of the Rice Design Alliance.

It is available in Houston, and at architecture-only bookstores nationwide.

[Talbot]

I guess I should look for one just to see what it is.

[editor]

They have it at the MFA/H gift shop.

[sevfiv]

you can also get a subscription if you join the rice design alliance.

[Talbot]

Ahh, cool.

[arche_757]

Sometimes... I say sometimes you can luck out and find one of the 2-5 copies that B&N or Borders carries.

Its always available at Brazos Bookstore - Bissonette @Morningside (or is it Kelvin?) - actually about a half block west of the cross street in a tan strip center. Brazos also carries a significant selection of architecture and design related books. They also have a gallery next door that features varying exhibitions including ones covering the new Buffalo Bayou Public art, and Glenn Murcutt who won the Pritzker Prize a few years back.

Thanks for the info Subdude.