8:02 a.m., Dec. 16, 2009----The University of Delaware currently has a team of researchers blogging from their frigid outpost at the South Pole.

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But how cool is the architecture of the bubble-covered Water Cube, also known as the National Aquatics Center, in Beijing?

A new blog series in China is now under way at this Web site, reported by UD students who are studying China's stunning architectural treasures firsthand, as part of a collaboration with Tsinghua University. The program is led by Vimalin Rujivacharakul, assistant professor of art history, at UD.

The University of Delaware and Tsinghua University have a growing number of collaborations under way, as highlighted during a recent trip to China by a UD delegation.

Rujivacharakul has been involved in contemporary architectural research with Tsinghua's School of Architecture since 2001 with the support of global partnership funding from the Center for International Studies in UD's new Institute for Global Studies.

Join Rujivacharakul and her students as they participate in a UD-Tsinghua workshop on research in architectural history and present papers in the international conference "Methods on Research and Teaching of Architectural History and Theory" alongside faculty and researchers from Tsinghua, Harvard, Yale, Tongji, and other major universities.

During the two-week trip, the students also will go on field research trips to nearby cities. They will blog about their experiences through Dec. 22.

The series is being facilitated by the Institute for Global Studies and the Office of Communications and Marketing.