Goldsmith Talks: Ben Parker

Whose Chinese? Foreign Architects in China

As China has opened to the world, foreign architects have flocked to a booming building industry that shows no signs of stopping. Come hear how they have dealt with the challenges of building in this unique country, and in turn how their works have impacted the Chinese city. Ben Parker will be presenting work from his cross-disciplinary thesis in the Asian Studies and Architecture departments.

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"Goldsmith Talks" is an open-format series of presentations organized by UTSOA faculty, staff, and students. Goldsmith Talks aims to encourage and promote presentations that are outside of the scope of the main lecture series. Examples are: invited seminar presentations, book talks, lectures by designers and scholars who may be in Austin for another engagement, round-table discussions, film screenings, product demonstrations, or any other activity related to research, scholarship, and teaching activities and at the school. The format provides a platform for encouraging the dissemination of work by visitors and members of our community. The goal is to raise awareness, increase access, and better integrate such events within the public life of the school.