Shanghai

Shanghai

To understand recent transformations in Shanghai it is critical to understand the short history of the city. Here is a brief summary: History of Shanghai Prior to the 1842 Treaty of Nanking ending the first Opium War, Shanghai was a rural fishing village along the...
RISDspeaks: a place for urgent messages

RISDspeaks: a place for urgent messages

For those of you familiar with John Maeda, you may know that since he became president of the Rhode Island School of Design last June, he has been upping RISD’s profile and expanding its presence both offline and online. As an outside observer (I go to school up...