The Netherlands offers inspiration for designers looking to create environments that harvest water, energy and nutrients by William McDonough Published April 23, 2014 in the Guardian Urban farms are transforming inner city spaces – rooftops, infrastructure, streetscapes, building skin – into generative ecologies that support the lives of people, and pollinators too. They are bringing into […]

By Nicole Anderson April 18, 2014 in GreenSource While most 19th century manufacturing hubs were known for their poor working conditions, the Pullman District on Chicago’s South Side was the country’s first model industrial town designed to provide a safer and healthier environment for the Pullman sleeping company’s workers. Over a century later, Method, the green cleaning […]

After the success of Bornholm Island Science Park and Green Solution House Conference Center, William McDonough + Partners and 3XN teamed up again for a three-day workshop event in March. Held in Ronneby, Sweden the teams were invited to collectively brainstorm ideas for the new centrally located urban area, known as the Kilen project.  The other […]

Plant Models a Clean Industrial Revolution in Chicago’s South Side Chicago, IL – March 4, 2014 –Environmentally conscious cleaning products company Method is presenting the details of its new state-of-the-art production facility in Chicago’s historic Pullman community. The design, from William McDonough’s design firm, William McDonough + Partners, is unveiled today at an event in Chicago […]