Since 1990, Wendy’s New York-based company, Modern World Design, has created services and products that promote engagement and sustainability, including the Green Apple Map of NYC’s environmentally significant places. This original eco-mapping project has grown into the Green Map System that has produce over 300 Green Maps world wide. Green Map System energizes a global movement of local mapmaking teams charting their community’s natural, cultural and green living resources. Wendy is on the International New Mobility Advisory Council and a co-founder and board member of O2NYC a designers organization working for values of sustainability in the profession.
Peter Head is a Director of Arup, the English design and engineering firm, and head of their project for Dongtan, a planned ecocity on an island near Shanghai. He worked at the forefront of steel bridge technology in his early career, leading to his current role as Chairman of the Steel Construction Institute. Peter is a Recipient of the Engineering Silver Medal for an outstanding contribution to British Industry. Asked by the Mayor of London to become a Commissioner on the newly formed London Sustainable Development Commission, he has been in that position since 2002.
RIchard Register, on behalf of Fiona Ma, presented Jaime Lerner with an award of recognition for his accomplishments and influence on the State of California.
Here’s video, followed by a 5 minute interview with Mr. Lerner.
The full video (compliments of James Minton) in a much higher quality form will post first thing Thursday (once we have our ops in order). In the mean time, Ian brought a digital camera into the main hall and grabbed this preview of our opening plenary.
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