Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World

Title: Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World Author: Jared Green ISBN: 9781616893002 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Published: 2015 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Very light wear to disc. Case and artwork included but clearly used. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Architecture & Design 1636501 Publisher Description: In Designed for the Future, author Jared Green asks eighty of today's most innovative architects, urban planners, landscape architects, journalists, artists, and environmental leaders the same question: what gives you the hope that a sustainable future is possible? Their imaginative answers--covering everything from the cooling strategies employed at Cambodia's ancient temple city of Angkor Wat to the use of cutting-edge eco-friendly mushroom board as a replacement for Styrofoam--show the way to our future success on earth and begin a much-needed dialogue about what we can realistically accomplish in the decades ahead. Featuring an international roster of leading design thinkers including: - Biomimicry pioneer Janine Benyus- Curator Barry Bergdoll- Educator and author Alan Berger- Environmentalist and author Lester Brown- Architect Rick Cook- Urban Planner Paul Farmer- Critic Christopher Hume- Architect Bjarke Ingels- Landscape designer Mia Lehrer- Architect Rob Rogers- Critic Inga Saffron- Artist Janet Echelman- Environmentalist Jemma Green