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C.C. Sullivan
C.C. Sullivan
Columnist, Architecture
C.C. Sullivan is principal of a marketing and advertising agency by the same name focused on the shelter, construction and architectural markets. Formerly, he was chief editor of the magazines Architecture and Building Design & Construction, and launched the Home of the Year awards with Metropolitan Home. He holds a degree from Yale University and previously worked for the architects Tai Soo Kim, Emery Roth & Sons, and Angel Fernandez Alba (Madrid).
C.C. Sullivan
In addition to working as a journalist, C.C. Sullivan owns a marketing consulting business by the same name and is a partner in SullivanMumford LLC. (A list of clients can be found here and here.) In the unusual event that his writing mentions a company or organization for which he currently provides or previously provided any editorial or marketing services, he will disclose that fact. He will also do the same should he cover any companies in which he holds stocks or other investments.
He writes for SmartPlanet, but is not an employee of CBS.
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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 4:04am |
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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 sustainable future.
3 | January 12, 2012 3:37am |
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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...
3 | January 5, 2012 3:42am |
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Glass I-beams and rooftops: The cold-bent truth
SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan reviews new technologies for glass buildings, including large glass panels and even unsupported glass-only structures. New buildings like Capital Gate in Dubai...
1 | December 29, 2011 5:07am |
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2012 forecasts: Architects (and allies) see recovery
Columnist C.C. Sullivan says architects and other construction experts believe 2012 could be a good year for the building industry.
1 | December 22, 2011 6:45am |
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Concrete thinking: New ideas for age-old material
Concrete is an age-old material, but new additives and high-tech ideas are making it newer than ever. SmartPlanet expert columnist C.C. Sullivan reviews five of the latest trends for concrete...
5 | December 15, 2011 8:10am |
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Architects: make buildings, not products
Architects want to design building products. Manufacturers seem willing to gamble -- which is usually not the best idea, columnist C.C. Sullivan argues.
December 8, 2011 5:31am |
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New school designs learn from zoos, museums, wine and nature
Architects working in the education sector may be the zaniest innovators around. But it's all to rethink learning, columnist C.C. Sullivan writes.
2 | December 1, 2011 3:56am |
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New construction risks raise eyebrows at San Diego conference
The weather in San Diego was fair but the insurance crowds at the 31st annual Construction Risk Conference were hunkered down in suites inside the Hilton Bayfront. The carriers, brokers, safety...
November 17, 2011 4:02am |
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Healthcare architecture: Testbed for building technology innovation
SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan assesses the trend toward high-tech, high-touch healthcare architecture. It's a growing market that's getting greener, say top firms, with some of the biggest...
1 | November 10, 2011 4:21am |
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Construction jobs? Think bigger (and taller)
On Wednesday, President Obama called for $100 billion in construction stimulus, almost all of which would be spent on transportation projects. The funds would create 400,000 jobs, he says,...
3 | November 3, 2011 4:20am |
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CalGreen: California's new sustainability code is coming your way
SmartPlanet's resident expert on architecture and construction takes a look at CalGreen, the new California state green building code. Will California go green faster than anyone else?
3 | October 27, 2011 4:12am |
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Betting on Kevlar: tomorrow's wonder material?
SmartPlanet's resident design and architecture guru C.C. Sullivan takes a pulse on Kevlar for tomorrow's building construction uses, and sees some ups and downs.
2 | October 20, 2011 4:00am |