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William McDonough in Dwell magazine: a conversation with science writer Alexis Madrigal

The April issue of Dwell magazine features a dynamic conversation between William McDonough and science writer Alexis Madrigal. Here's the set-up-- Young Billy McDonough, long before he cowrote Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things with Michael Braungart or won a National Design Award, or generally presided as one of the big thinkers around [...]

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William McDonough featured in Forbes.com

Terry Waghorn, founder/CEO of the Katerva Foundation, and Forbes contributor, spoke with William McDonough recently about Cradle to Cradle and how his upbringing has shaped his thinking, his design approach, and more. Here's the first Q&A-- In a nutshell, what do you mean by Cradle to Cradle® design? We use the term “Cradle to Cradle design” to refer [...]

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William McDonough at TED2012 this week…

Throughout the week, TED2012 will showcase an extraordinary collection of speakers with just this in common: they have something remarkable to share, and they are able to share it in a remarkable way. Follow along right here. right here. LivingHomes introduced its new house, the C6, at TED2012. It was designed as part of a new [...]

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Congratulations to FOX Vakanties at Park 20|20 for its BREEAM Excellence rating

We are thrilled for our clients, both the Delta Development Group behind the Cradle to Cradle-inspired Park 20|20 business park in Hoofddorp, and FOX Vakanties. The FOX Vakanties building is the recipient of the first BREAAM Excellent certificate awarded to a building at this site. This certificate is the result of outstanding performance of the [...]

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Congratulations to Steelcase on 100 years!

William McDonough is honored to be one of 100 people tapped to celebrate the Steelcase anniversary by offering his vision of the future. Here's a snippet from the site-- "Welcome, you have just entered a global circus of dreams from people of every age and every continent, part of the Steelcase 100th anniversary. Glad to make [...]

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William McDonough is at TED2012 this week…

Throughout the week, TED2012 will showcase an extraordinary collection of speakers with just this in common: they have something remarkable to share, and they are able to share it in a remarkable way. Follow along right here. right here.

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around and about: We’re excited about this upcoming SFMoMA show about Buckminster Fuller

Next month, a new show will open at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which will focus on Buckminster Fuller and his influence on the Bay Area. Here's a little bit more-- The Bay Area attracts dreamers, progressives, nonconformists, and designers. Buckminster Fuller was all of these, and though he never lived in San Francisco, [...]

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Progress continues at Park 20|20; new 4-minute video is Bill McDonough’s introduction to the project

Designed for Delta Development by William McDonough + Partners with Nelson Byrd Woltz, the award winning Park 20l20 is a new model of sustainable development, conceived as the first large-scale Cradle to Cradle-inspired urban development in The Netherlands. Located within a man-made “cultural landscape” of a Dutch polder, planning concepts promote the regenerative design [...]

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Metropolis talks to Tom Darden III about Make It Right’s progress and goals in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward

In 2006, William McDonough joined Brad Pitt in an ambitious pro bono project in New Orleans, and today the Make It Right Foundation is progressing steadily toward its ambitious goals and working with architects from around the world to create Cradle to Cradle inspired, affordable, healthy, and LEED Platinum homes for this community. Metropolis magazine's [...]

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NASA Sustainability Base featured on Forbes.com

Forbes.com calls it NASA's New Sensor-Driven, Ultra Green Building. NASA calls it Sustainability Base, and our visioinary client and the design team, which we led, like to call it "NASA's first Space Station on Earth." Here's an excerpt from the Kerry Dolan's article-- A sleek new building at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. is [...]

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“Imagine Catalina” Charts Course for the Future of Catalina Island

We have enjoyed the opportunity to work with the Catalina Island Conservancy as they plan for the immediate and long-term future for the island. What an honor to work with an amazing group and bring Cradle to Cradle thinking to their effort to preserve and celebrate this special place. The results of this phase [...]

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UVA Darden School of Business Jefferson Innovation Summit releases Seven Principles for innovation and entrepreneurship

Last fall, William McDonough took part in a high-level gathering at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business: The Jefferson Innovation Summit. Now that group has released its recommendations to the public. According to the release-- In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, gathered at the university he founded, business leaders, elected officials and educators have [...]

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