William McDonough Environmental Architect, Design Expert Advances 'Next Industrial Revolution' in California Speeches September 7-9, 2005

William McDonough Environmental Architect, Design Expert Advances 'Next Industrial Revolution' in California Speeches September 7-9, 2005

McDonough Opens Sierra Club National Convention September 9th in San Francisco

Also Speaks at Three Los Angeles Area Venues

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally acclaimed environmental architect/designer William McDonough -- champion of an earth- friendly next industrial revolution, recipient of three U.S. presidential awards, TIME Magazine "Hero for the Planet" and author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things -- will outline his vision for designing ecologically intelligent buildings and products in four key speeches in California on September 7th, 8th, and 9th.

News media should contact event sponsors to attend any of the speeches.

McDonough will headline the Sierra Club's first-ever national convention at 10:00 AM, Friday, September 9, in San Francisco. Information for attending this and other speaking events in California, follows:

Wednesday, September 7th -- Burbank
6:15 PM reception - 7:00 PM speech -- McDonough details his ideas on
Building Better Cities at Woodbury University. RSVP required.
Contact: Rebecca Chamaa, 818-523-5720 or email mcdonough-
event@luckmanpartnership.com

Thursday, September 8th -- Redondo Beach
9:00 AM -- McDonough delivers keynote address at the California
Coastal Commission's Plastic Debris, Rivers to Sea conference, Crowne
Plaza Hotel. Contact: Miriam Gordon, California Coastal Commission,
415-904-5215 or email mgordon@coastal.ca.gov

Thursday, September 8th -- Los Angeles
7:00 PM -- McDonough explains his Cradle to Cradle Design Protocol
which encourages business to design environmentally intelligent
products.* In this appearance for the Los Angeles Library
Foundation's Wired Magazine Icon Speaker Series, McDonough will be
joined by magazine editor Thomas Goetz. Event is at the Central
Library's/Mark Taper Auditorium. Reservations filled to capacity.
To attend (press only) call Regina Su Mangum at 213-228-7268.

Friday, September 9th - San Francisco
10:30 AM -- McDonough delivers opening, "Master Speaker" address at
Sierra Summit 2005: National Environmental Convention and Expo,
Moscone Center. Contact: Marianne Maw, Sierra Club, 415-977-5761 or
email marianne.maw@sierraclub.org

*MBDC (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry) has announced a new Cradle to Cradle Certification program; see http://www.c2ccertified.com/ or http://www.mbdc.com/

Recent articles

"In terms of transforming the planet, no designer is more important to watch now," says Washington Post Design Critic Linda Hales. washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/26/AR2005082601888.html

McDonough's work is discussed in depth with Newsweek's Anne Underwood in the May 16, 2005 issue of Newsweek. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7773650/site/newsweek

Source: William McDonough & Partners

CONTACT: Kyle Copas of William McDonough & Partners,
+1-434-979-1111 x342, or Katherine Christie, +1-202-371-9600, for William
McDonough & Partners

Web site: http://www.mcdonough.com/
http://www.c2ccertified.com/
http://www.mbdc.com/

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