necessary good

by uniting technology and design, architects can lead the way toward a healthier planet.

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By Blaine Brownell

September 20, 2007

About the Author

Blaine Brownell

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.

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