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The Astute Architect
Archive: 01-2012
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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?
January 26, 2012, 3:30 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan
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Good Design awards: Too much of a good thing?
No so good? A critique of the Chicago Athenaeum’s “Good Design” awards by SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan suggests a way to make the good a little better.
January 19, 2012, 4:04 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan
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Swimming against the tide of water conservation
We need to save water with better building technology, writes SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sulivan, but our behaviors — and new “full-flow” thinking — threaten our...
January 12, 2012, 3:37 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan
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Rental America: Multifamily housing mutates and multiplies
What do Texas donuts, outdoor rooms and robot stores have in common? SmartPlanet contributor C.C. Sullivan says they’re just a few innovative ideas architects are bringing to new apartment...
January 5, 2012, 3:42 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan