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Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Architecture Puzzler #184
On average, the sun striking a one-square-meter surface produces the equivalent of 1000 watts of energy. If an advanced-design photovoltaic array were set up on that same square meter, how much energy could it harvest? How about a consumer-grade photovoltaic array?
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Question from Last Week:
Architecture Puzzler #183
Who is credited with the following three quotes?
"Architecture is the will of the age conceived in spatial terms."
"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous."
"For the meaning and right of every age, including our own, consists solely in providing the spirit with the necessary prerequisites for its existence."
Answer to Puzzler #183
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2004, Dave Guadagni.
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Photovoltaic panels at Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.
Photo: www.clipart.com
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