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. Features 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

Book Information
ISBN 9781616893002
Author Jared Green
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Princeton Architectural Press
Publisher Princeton Architectural Press
Weight(grams) 360g