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When the “render” does not match reality

July 6, 2020 chriscosper

Prepare yourself for derision, as I used the loathed “render” in lieu of the correct term “rendering.” Who decided to…

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Filed under: architecture

Moving from the city to the suburbs and loving it (with a big catch)

June 26, 2020 chriscosper

To each his/her own. In recent years, younger people have flocked to cities, but the most recent data suggest the…

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Filed under: urbanism

I want to discuss one scourge with you, Benjamin. Just one scourge. Plastics.

June 19, 2020 chriscosper

Plastic is everywhere, even our most “pristine” places. New research is showing that even the wildest refuges in the West,…

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Filed under: environment

Critic slams clickbait architecture

June 17, 2020 chriscosper

Kate Wagner slams what she calls “PR-chitecture” in a recent editorial in The Architect’s Newspaper. What is “PR-chitecture”? According to…

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Filed under: architecture, criticism

“Letter from the Birmingham Jail”

June 16, 2020 chriscosper

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” is one of the most important epistles in American literature, and…

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Racism and fighting climate change

June 10, 2020 chriscosper

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson wrote a thought-provoking editorial for the Washington Post discussing the intersection of racism and the climate crisis.…

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Filed under: climate change

“Architects Declare” joins chorus calling for real change

May 31, 2020 chriscosper

The “Architects Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency” movement, which started in May 2019 in the United Kingdom, now has a…

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Filed under: climate change, economics

2020 AIA COTE Awards Announced

May 23, 2020 chriscosper

John W. Olver Design Building, University of Massachusetts Amherst, image © 2020 Christopher L. Cosper (image may be reused with…

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Filed under: climate change, energy usage intensity

Should architecture and urban design adjust in response to COVID-19?

May 20, 2020 chriscosper

For the most part, no. First, a caveat—at this point, much about COVID-19 is unknown, and the associated coronavirus is…

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Filed under: architecture, coronavirus, COVID-19, urbanism

The Sears Tower is certified LEED Platinum, but how green is it?

May 9, 2020 chriscosper

Referring to the Sears Tower, which is occasionally called the “Willis Tower,” a Chicago Tribune article from December said the…

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Filed under: climate change, energy usage intensity

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