The Take

Archive: 02-2013

• Craft vs. prefab: Why stick-built will stick around

  Modular solutions can speed the construction process, but only when they contribute positively to the overall precision and elegance of an architectural design.

  February 27, 2013, 3:00 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan

• America’s oil choice: Pay up, or get off

  America is faced with a strategic choice: pay more for oil or leave it behind.

  February 20, 2013, 1:55 AM PST | By Chris Nelder

• The future of construction: Meet BIM (or else)

  As more architects and builders embrace the benefits of building information modeling, the days of old-fashioned CAD and marked-up drawings are numbered.

  February 13, 2013, 3:00 AM PST | By C.C. Sullivan

• Ground zero in the energy-water nexus

  Nowhere is the challenge of the energy-water nexus so acute as in the Middle East. Here’s what Abu Dhabi plans to do about it.

  February 6, 2013, 3:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder