Blaine Brownell, FAIA, is an architect and materials researcher. The author of the four Transmaterial books (2006, 2008, 2010, 2017), he is the director of the school of architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
From Nile plastics to food waste, the Material Lab 25 program is empowering a new generation to transform environmental challenges into sustainable solutions.
The New York–based textile designer and weaver has developed eco-minded fabrics "with the potential to transform the textile industry," Blaine Brownell writes.