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William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle

http://www.ted.com Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "all children, all species, for all tim...  
 
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PUArtista (1 day ago) Show Hide
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his nose sounds like a bird
PUArtista (1 day ago) Show Hide
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Say it with me -- BLOWHARD
AndyOFF2 (5 days ago) Show Hide
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i hate him... he is such arrogant person... he doesn't understand sustainable architecture... most of his projects failed... he just talk nicely and convey ppl that he is "GREAT"...
tecknixia (2 days ago) Show Hide
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Most of what he says makes sense to me. Do you have any evidence of what you claim about him?
mashaishaaaa (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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i'm glad that there are people like him!!
ETERNALinstants (2 months ago) Show Hide
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America isn;t doing anything like that.
NWforager (2 months ago) Show Hide
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isn't DDT just a short term 'fix' ? Doesn't it cause Long term effects(harm)?
X3r4ph (2 months ago) Show Hide
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His nose is whistling....
learntoswim187 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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If his ideas are solid, is it really such a problem that he's arrogant? It's his arrogance that helps him ensure his voice is heard, and I'm quite happy that his voice is heard. Arrogance is a quality you don't want to see in diplomats and roommates.
reivenlocke (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Well, it's hard to get the right people to want to invest in your vision if you have a personality that rubs them the wrong way.

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