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The Astute Architect
The Astute Architect travels the world to unearth the best new products and industry issues in architecture.
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Virtual architecture, intruding on the real thing
From Minecraft to BIM, SmartPlanet's columnist C.C. Sullivan shows how virtual architecture and real architecture are getting closer together, helping us tell stories and teach the next generation.
1 | September 6, 2012 4:38am |
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Hip-hop architecture goes global
Hip-hop architecture is a growing and global movement, in spite of a reputed "first" in Australia, says SmartPlanet's resident architecture columnist, C.C. Sullivan.
4 | August 23, 2012 3:19am |
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Game changer? Phase-change products boost building performance
New building products made with phase-change materials are everywhere, and architects need to use more of them to save energy and build greener, reports SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan.
August 9, 2012 5:19am |
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No downturn in mentoring, say architects
The slow recovery hasn't dampened interest in mentoring tomorrow's generation of architects, as SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan reports.
July 26, 2012 2:35am |
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Acoustic camouflage: Active materials beat building noise
New building materials and R&D point to better acoustics for architectural settings, says SmartPlanet's Astute Architect, C.C. Sullivan.
July 13, 2012 5:14am |
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In NYC, the 'Y' stands for 'YIMBY'
SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan reveals the latest urban movement in favor of good design: "Yes, in my backyard."
June 28, 2012 3:32am |
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At NeoCon, Big Brother and nanotech invade the office
At the NeoCon interiors fair in Chicago, telepresence and nanotech infuse a new crop of office offerings, says SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan
June 14, 2012 5:05am |
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Is this the most energy-efficient office building?
In a guest column, former Architectural Record editor Charles Linn takes a closer look at the tech behind Manitoba Hydro Place, a new building in Canada that sips energy.
2 | June 1, 2012 1:00am |
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In architecture, is 3D printing the new normal?
Are 3D printers worth the price? C.C. Sullivan of SmartPlanet asks architects at the AIA convention and hears that the future of design is fully three-dimensional.
2 | May 17, 2012 3:45am |
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Lightfair 2012: LEDs climb higher, switches make energy
SmartPlanet's architecture observer C.C. Sullivan previews Lightfair 2012 in Las Vegas and sees real innovation, including better LED fixtures and wireless lighting controls.
4 | May 3, 2012 5:49am |
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In Milan, sober thoughts temper design impulses
The news from Milan: With noteworthy exceptions, designers and architects see furniture designs with a conscience, for a change, C.C. Sullivan reports.
April 19, 2012 4:19am |
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Solving the next energy crisis, a million houses at a time
Proven ways to solve U.S. energy woes -- and create jobs -- emerge from an efficiency guru's keynote at BEST3, a building conference held this week in Atlanta, reports SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan.
17 | April 5, 2012 4:06am |
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Coworkers of the world, unite! Better architecture for co-work
As coworking starts to overtake the work world, SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan admonishes U.S. architects to take on the challenge and design better workplaces for tomorrow's collaborative...
3 | March 22, 2012 4:07am |
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Women in architecture celebrate today, worldwide
The Astute Architect columnist C.C. Sullivan travels to Washington today to celebrate women in architecture as part of International Women's Day, and sees politics mixing with design.
March 8, 2012 3:59am |
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Nano-advances behind new architectural products
A decade of nanotechnology advances should be revolutionizing building construction, as three new materials show. But architects and product makers have been slow to make it happen, says...
4 | March 1, 2012 3:21am |
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Middle East architecture surprises in New York
C.C. Sullivan previews two new shows in New York on Middle Eastern architecture, including works by Frank Lloyd Wright from the 1950s and 120 contemporary projects.
February 23, 2012 4:30am |
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In Florida, a look at the new American home
The latest homebuilder's show home in Winter Park, Florida, teaches a few lessons in how we design today, columnist C.C. Sullivan writes.
February 16, 2012 3:14am |
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California Mods inspire material study in Los Angeles
SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan visits "California Design" in Los Angeles and brings back ideas on the materials and manufacturing that made it all happen.
February 9, 2012 5:39am |
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Dutch materials feast for architects
Columnist C.C. Sullivan drops in on Material Xperience 2012 in Rotterdam to discover new materials and design ideas that could change how architects work.
February 2, 2012 4:30am |
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Back against the wall: A new energy crisis
New energy codes are radically changing building design, often in unseen ways, says SmartPlanet's resident architecture columnist, C.C. Sullivan. Will the changes be permanent?
1 | January 26, 2012 3:30am |