Join the RDA June 8 through June 14 as they travel south to take in the architecture of Santiago, Chile. Rice School of Architecture Professor Carlos Jiménez and noted architectural historian Stephen Fox will be your guides for a one-‐ week journey to the country's capital and cultural, political, and financial center, as well as nearby Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.
“Chilean architects are receiving growing international attention,” says Jiménez, “gaining the respect and admiration the world over for the outstanding quality, rigor, and inventiveness of their architecture.” Adds Jiménez: “We will visit such landmarks as the National Fine Arts Museum, the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, the Plaza de La Moneda Cultural Center, recent faculty buildings and libraries designed for the Pontifical Catholic University and the Diego Portales University, progressive housing projects such as Edificio Gen, insight mixed-‐use developments such as Edificio Cruz del Sur, and the memorable Mestizo Restaurant.”
