Waste=Food: Environmental Movements in Design March 13, 2008

Presented in cooperation with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital. This stunning film, directed by Rob van Hattum, delivers an exciting introduction to the work of American architect and designer William McDonough and German ecological chemist Michael Braungart, two gentlemen who very well may be starting a new industrial revolution. McDonough and Braungart have created a “cradle-to-cradle” protocol in which every product, once discarded, is somehow usable again. Waste=Food shows their principles at work in a host of guises, from the revamped Ford Motor production facility, to a line of recycled (and recyclable) shoes at Nike, to a modest village under construction in China. Architect Lance Hosey, AIA, LEED AP, director of William McDonough + Partners, answers questions following the screening.

Members: $12.00 Public: $15.00

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