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Bill McDonough shares optimism at West Coast Green

Last week, West Coast Green 2010 hosted thousands of people and shared hundreds of stories about green entrepreneurs and sustainable aspirations. Our founder, Bill McDonough, delivered a keynote address on Thursday, September 30, and a few hours later, he followed that with an unprecedented three-hour "deep dive" inspired by Buckminster Fuller, who inspired Bill himself [...]

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Bill McDonough Q&A in the Marin Independent Journal in advance of his West Coast Green Deep Dive

The Marin Independent-Journal ran a Q&A with Bill McDonough, who will, on September 30, deliver both a keynote address and an unprecedented "deep dive" about what he has learned on the journey of his life and enterprises, and where he sees us headed. Check out the story here. [...]

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AU School of International Service: new facility is dedicated

Bill McDonough and Katherine Grove will be on hand in Washington, DC, for the dedication of the AU School of International Service, a project that was a collaboration between William McDonough + Partners and Quinn Evans Architects.

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NASA Sustainability Base wins another award

This project, a collaboration of William McDonough + Partners and AECOM and Loisos+Ubbelohde, has picked another award: it has been honored as Silicon Valley's best green project, as a part of the Silicon Valley Business Times' Structures Awards.

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NASA Sustainability Base: winner of GSA Real Property Award for Green Innovation

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Real Property Award in the category of Green Innovation has been announced for 2010, and it goes to the NASA Ames Research Center and their design team for NASA Sustainability Base, which is also aiming for LEED Platinum Certification. This project, a collaboration of NASA Ames Research Center, William McDonough [...]

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VMware is featured in story about Stanford Research Park

VMware's corporate campus, designed by William McDonough + Partners, is a special place, and it's part of a larger special place, the Stanford Research Park

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Park 20/20 Case Study goes live

We were delighted that the Park 20/20 Master Plan, in Amsterdam, was honored with a national American Society of Landscape Architects award this year.

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David Johnson speaks at green building event in Singapore

Architect and William McDonough + Partners leader David Johnson speaks today in Singapore.

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Diane Dale, FASLA, talks about sustainable communities in DC

Diane Dale presented “Energy Strategies for Sustainable Communities” at the American Society of Landscape Architect’s Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

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NASA Sustainability Base featured on cover of The Registry

The September issue of the The Bay Area Real Estate Journal, The Registry, includes a feature about NASA Sustainability Base.

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Bill McDonough: 10 Things I’ve Learned

Check out Bill McDonough's post on GreenBiz.com, part of their "10 Things I've Learned" series.

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Bill McDonough included in the Vanity Fair 100

Our founder, Bill McDonough, has been cited (#84) as one of this year's Vanity Fair 100: The New Establishment.

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