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  1. Just in time for the weekend: Success doesn't depend on working yourself to death. tinyurl.com/cxvwesp
  2. Get it now: your own piece of a Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater hissy fit. tinyurl.com/c765egz
  3. Motivating employees to act like owners is good for business. tiny.cc/v244ew
  4. Kind of important to know: The housing bust is bigger than the boom that preceded it. slate.me/LblyjR
  5. Will more renters--and more investor-owners--foster conformity or innovation in residential architecture? on.wsj.com/Ljcj05
  6. Speaking of Marin: RT @SFMOMA Golden Gate strait in 1904, before the bridge: sfmoma.me/Kk91fG
  7. Marin NIMBYs balk at Skywalker Ranch expansion, get low income housing instead. nyti.ms/JzEMNY
  8. Commercial-grade materials from the AIA Convention. No junk here. bit.ly/JPQEjC
  9. Friendly reminder to architects and builders: We can't publish your work unless we see it. Get a pro to shoot it and email it in!
  10. Shipping container housing. I like everything about this but the ceiling height--a crucial foot too short. bit.ly/JkfQyf
  11. Suburbia's decline will have major implications for builders and architects. bit.ly/IPZpcX
  12. Hot off the press: a profile of the wonderful Seattle architect Nils Finne. bit.ly/LHB9LC
  13. Long commutes are bad for your health. Is it time for treadmill-equipped jogging cars? bit.ly/K8GZ8A
  14. An upside down house house. Pretty funny. bit.ly/LEji8C
  15. Housing crisis effects continue to evolve. nyti.ms/J9mdm1