TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE


PROMO FOR   12/07/2008        "Green Design"
*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. 



PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Green Design"


0:00- 23:11 SEGMENT 1: (23:12)
            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 One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

23:12 - 23:41  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

23:42 - 41:39       SEGMENT 2: (17:59)
            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 Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."










41:00 - 42:09       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

42:10 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (10:48)
            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. 
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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