Max Wallack - Winner Trash to Treasure 2008

PBS KIDS GO!'s hit TV series Design Squad teamed up with the Intel Foundation to challenge kids across the country to enter the recycle-themed "Trash to Treasure 2009" competition. Max Wallack, 12, won the Intel sponsored grand prize for his Home Dome invention, which is largely made from discarded plastic and provides temporary shelter to the homeless and displaced victims of natural disasters. Max spent a day at Continuum, a design and innovation consultancy building a full-scale version of the Home Dome with Continuum'sRichard Ciccarelli, director of their model shop and Design Squad host Nate Ball who helped collaborate with Max to take his idea of an easy-to-build and efficient shelter for the homeless to the next level. For more Design Squad Nation go to http://pbskids.org/designsquad

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oh my freakin god i went to middle school with him. he is a natural genius and donator. im so honored and proud to have gone to school with this guy!