Born in Tokyo, William McDonough now lives and works in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has designed buildings for Nike, Gap, IBM, Ford, the Smithsonian Institution and the US Environmental Defense Fund. In 1996 Bill Clinton gave him the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, the highest environmental honour in the US. He holds a professorship at Cornell University, New York, among other academic posts. His book, Cradle to Cradle, written with chemist Michael Braungart, is published by North Point Press.
What is your home like?
It’s a little retreat in the middle of the city, full of natural light and fresh air. It’s quiet. We use natural materials,…
