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    <description><![CDATA[The Astute Architect travels the world to unearth the best new products and industry issues in architecture.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Virtual architecture, intruding on the real thing]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/virtual-architecture-intruding-on-the-real-thing/696]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-06T11:38:57Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Hip-hop architecture goes global]]></title>
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	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-23T10:19:45Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Game changer? Phase-change products boost building performance]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/game-changer-phase-change-products-boost-building-performance/644]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-09T12:19:59Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[No downturn in mentoring, say architects]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/no-downturn-in-mentoring-say-architects/628]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The slow recovery hasn't dampened interest in mentoring tomorrow's generation of architects, as SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan reports.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The slow recovery hasn't dampened interest in mentoring tomorrow's generation of architects, as SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan reports.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-07-26T09:35:33Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Acoustic camouflage: Active materials beat building noise]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/acoustic-camouflage-active-materials-beat-building-noise/611]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ New building materials and R&D point to better acoustics for architectural settings, says SmartPlanet's Astute Architect, C.C. Sullivan.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ New building materials and R&D point to better acoustics for architectural settings, says SmartPlanet's Astute Architect, C.C. Sullivan.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-07-13T12:14:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In NYC, the 'Y' stands for 'YIMBY']]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/in-nyc-the-y-stands-for-yimby/594]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan reveals the latest urban movement in favor of good design: "Yes, in my backyard."]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan reveals the latest urban movement in favor of good design: "Yes, in my backyard."]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-06-28T10:32:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[At NeoCon, Big Brother and nanotech invade the office]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/at-neocon-big-brother-and-nanotech-invade-the-office/575]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ At the NeoCon interiors fair in Chicago, telepresence and nanotech infuse a new crop of office offerings, says SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ At the NeoCon interiors fair in Chicago, telepresence and nanotech infuse a new crop of office offerings, says SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-06-14T12:05:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Is this the most energy-efficient office building?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/is-this-the-most-energy-efficient-office-building/563]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Linn]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-06-01T08:00:26Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In architecture, is 3D printing the new normal?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/in-architecture-is-3d-printing-the-new-normal/536]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-17T10:45:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Lightfair 2012: LEDs climb higher, switches make energy]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/lightfair-2012-leds-climb-higher-switches-make-energy/513]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-03T12:49:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In Milan, sober thoughts temper design impulses]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/in-milan-sober-thoughts-temper-design-impulses/494]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The news from Milan: With noteworthy exceptions, designers and architects see furniture designs with a conscience, for a change, C.C. Sullivan reports.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The news from Milan: With noteworthy exceptions, designers and architects see furniture designs with a conscience, for a change, C.C. Sullivan reports.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-19T11:19:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Solving the next energy crisis, a million houses at a time]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/solving-the-next-energy-crisis-a-million-houses-at-a-time/475]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-05T11:06:50Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Coworkers of the world, unite! Better architecture for co-work]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/coworkers-of-the-world-unite-better-architecture-for-co-work/460]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-22T11:07:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Women in architecture celebrate today, worldwide]]></title>
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	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-08T11:59:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Nano-advances behind new architectural products]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/nano-advances-behind-new-architectural-products/425]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-01T11:21:49Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Middle East architecture surprises in New York]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/middle-east-architecture-surprises-in-new-york/409]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-23T12:30:27Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In Florida, a look at the new American home]]></title>
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	    <description><![CDATA[ The latest homebuilder's show home in Winter Park, Florida, teaches a few lessons in how we design today, columnist C.C. Sullivan writes.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The latest homebuilder's show home in Winter Park, Florida, teaches a few lessons in how we design today, columnist C.C. Sullivan writes.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-16T11:14:27Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[California Mods inspire material study in Los Angeles]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/california-mods-inspire-material-study-in-los-angeles/372]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-09T13:39:12Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Dutch materials feast for architects]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/dutch-materials-feast-for-architects/351]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-02T12:30:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Back against the wall: A new energy crisis]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/astute-architect/back-against-the-wall-a-new-energy-crisis/331]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 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?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 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?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ C.C. Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-26T11:30:09Z</pubDate>
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