Part 1 of Essay
Located right here in Austin, Texas, just east of highway 183, lives a true architectural pioneer, Pliny Fisk. At his 18-acre nonprofit Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Mr. Fisk and his battalion of students, interns, and volunteers are striving to better the lives of everyone by creating new environmentall ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... pipes. This waste water system is designed to be totally self sufficient in meeting the needs of the occupants of the house. Large metallic cisterns, which store rainwater, are placed near the front of the house in such a way that it creates an entranceway into the house that lets visitors know the occupants concern for the environment. Along side the huge silver cisterns is the waste water cleaning system that was designed to be as aesthetically pleasing as possible through the use of indigenous plants. ....