[1925] in peace2
documentary about sustainable design
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anke Hildebrandt)
Mon Sep 23 14:20:11 2002
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:04:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Anke Hildebrandt <hildebra@MIT.EDU>
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STUDENTS for GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
presents
"ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: INVENTING THE FUTURE"
a documentary by Chris Zelov, 64 minutes.
and firsthand experience from
the UN SUMMIT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
WEDNESDAY September 25, 6:30 in room 2-105
(a light dinner will be provided)
* Learn about sustainability and get involved *
For more information, see web.mit.edu/sfgs,
or e-mail sfgs-request@mit.edu.
Film Review:
" If they made a movie about ecological outlaws - something
along the lines of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - one
of the outlaws would have to be the late R. Buckminster
"Bucky" Fuller who was building geodesic domes way before
guys started wearing hair down to their butts. In fact,
Fuller was designing energy efficient houses
and cars as far aback as the late 1920's. His legacy lives on,
and Ecological Design: Inventing the Future, an overview of
new environmentally healthy design concepts
narrated by actress Linda Hunt, is a thought-provoking and
occasionally eye-popping look at what Fuller's heirs are
doing today. [..] "
source: Social & Political Issues: ECOLOGICAL DESIGN:
INVENTING THE FUTURE
read more: http://www.designoutlaws.com
