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DESIGN GREEN
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Program 08-12-07-A |
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Cameron Sinclair has something to say to architects out there: design like you give a damn. The founder of Architects for Humanity says the houses and office buildings we build today will literally shape the world our children inherit. So give a damn. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, designing green. And, don't just think solar houses. Think solar cities – it's already happening.
SEGMENT 1:
Cameron Sinclair was 23 when he founded Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit charity that puts architects and designers to work on disaster relief. He talks with Steve Paulson about his philosophy of "Design like you give a damn." Also, Azby Brown talks with Jim Fleming about the Japanese ideal of the very small house – sometimes 500 square feet for a family of four.
SEGMENT 2:
Simon Winchester tells the story of the 1906 earthquake and the fire that followed in his book "A Crack in the Edge of the World." He talks with Jim Fleming about the short-sightedness of placing cities where the planet doesn't think they should be. Also, Ralph Knowles is one of the godfathers of the modern "green" design movement. His ninth book on the subject is "Ritual House: Drawing on Nature's Rhythms." Knowles talks with Steve Paulson about using alternatives to central heating and air conditioning.
SEGMENT 3:
Science writer Winifred Gallagher has come to the rescue of the decor challenged with her book "House Thinking: A Room by Room Look at How We Live." She tells Jim Fleming what she found wrong with her own house.
CD copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 08-11-30-A.
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Books & CDs:
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Azby Brown, “The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space” (Kodansha) |
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Cameron Sinclair, Kate Stohr, “Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises” (Metropolis Books) |
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| Winifred Gallagher, “House Thinking: a room by room look at how we live” (Harper Collins) | |
| Ralph Knowles, “Ritual House: Drawing on Nature's Rhythms for Architecture and Urban Design” (Island Press) | |
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Simon Winchester, “A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906” (Harper Collins) |
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Websites:
- For more on Cameron Sinclair’s organization Architects for Humanity: http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
Music:
- All music for this hour came from Brian Eno’s CD entitled “Another Green World” on EG Records, Ltd.
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Distribution dates: week of 11/30/2008
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