THE MONTICELLO DIALOGUES, PART 3: DESIGN AS CELEBRATION
Guest: William McDonough Program 2902
Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 5/17/2001 Program Length: 1 Hour
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Program Description: In this exciting dialogue, McDonough describes what it means when your goal is to, "love all the children of all species, for all time." He speaks of Jefferson's positive attitude as the source of his power, keeping hope alive in the midst of everything. Time magazine named William McDonough a "Hero for the Planet" in 1999. 1 hour
William McDonough is former Dean of the Architecture Department at the University of Virginia, Time magazine named McDonough a "Hero for the Planet" in 1999, and he is the winner of three U.S. presidential awards including the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development. He is the author with his partner, Michael Braungart, of the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Farrar, Straus and Geroux 2002).
Topics explored in this dialogue:
Why sustainability is important to future generations
What you can do to create sustainability in your life
What is anticipatory design all about
How would the media look if it truly served people
How does sustainability work for China, the most populous nation in the world
