Marie Michael Library

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DVD

This six-part video features designers and drivers of change in the world of sustainable architecture. Each episode explores the potential of the built environment to help reverse our global climate crisis. - The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh: Can the designers of this school in Ladakh, India, preserve the region's cultural identity for future generations? - Greening the Federal Government: Could architect Thom Mayne's new San Francisco Federal Building be the prototype for tomorrow's workplace? - Bogotê¡: Building a Sustainable City: Enrique Peê±alosa, the former mayor of Bogotê¡, Colombia, transformed the city into a model of sustainable urban planning. - Affordable Green Housing: Developer Jonathan Rose puts sustainable homes within reach of New Yorkers living in public housing. - Adaptive Reuse in the Netherlands: Dutch planners create a sustainable development in Amsterdam's abandoned dockyards. - Architecture 2030: Architect-turned-activist Ed Mazria founded Architecture 2030 as a commitment to a carbon-neutral building sector by the year 2030.