The Take

Archive: 01-2013

• In Dallas, ‘Big Air’ sees a big year

  Smarts, spare parts and power: SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan goes to America’s biggest trade show for air-conditioning and sees a good year ahead.

  January 30, 2013, 4:07 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan

• Sunrise in the desert

  Two of the world’s top oil and gas producers are transitioning to renewable energy. So why isn’t the U.S.? Energy expert Chris Nelder reports from the World Future Energy Summit in Abu...

  January 23, 2013, 3:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder

• The zombie dividend: Has apocalypse helped architecture?

  Architects have mastered the art of defensive building, says SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan. But can an emerging architecture restore our sense of humanity as well?

  January 16, 2013, 4:14 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan

• Waiting for the punchline

  Has collapse jumped the shark? Is peak oil dead? Is the zombie apocalypse just a weird popular fantasy, or is there more to it? Energy analyst Chris Nelder goes in search of answers.

  January 9, 2013, 3:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder

• Now read this: Architecture books we need in 2013

  For SmartPlanet’s The Take, columnist C.C. Sullivan finds new books (and exhibitions) that will shape the big architecture debates in 2013. Read these new books, if you read any.

  January 2, 2013, 4:07 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan