Austin Williams - Architecture, Education and Media

Austin Williams is a research associate at Xi'an Jiaotong University, senior lecturer at Kingston School of Art, journalist and author. His recent contribution to The Spectator is titled 'Design Failure - China has Fallen out of love with architecture'. What makes it relevant to talk about the demise of architecture in China now? What was Austin’s experience teaching in China during the last decade? And what is the consensus among young Chinese architects/students?