Women in Green, Voices of Sustainable Design

The Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWADP) Book Circle will be hosting a book discussion on the various topics presented in the book titled Women in Green, Voices of Sustainable Design written by Kira Gould and Lance Hosey. Co-author Kira Gould, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, director of communications for William McDonough + Partners, will be present at the discussion. She also writes for Sustainable Industries, Metropolis magazine, and other publications.  Co-author Lance Hosey is an architect and Chief Sustainability Officer at global design firm RTKL. He formerly was the President and CEO of the sustainability nonprofit organization GreenBlue and Director at William McDonough + Partners.

When: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Where: Hamilton + Aitken Architects, 525 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco CA 94107
How: The event is free of charge but please reserve your seat at Eventbrite.

Per Wendy Bertrand of OWADP,

As Women in Green authors remind us, spoken and written WORDS are powerful, they can warn us, as Rachel Carson did with Silent Spring, and they can persuade us, like Jane Jacobs did in The Death and Life of Great American Cities. [page 15]

“This book is less about the ‘ascendancy of women’ than it is about the growing value of those sensibilities commonly associated with women…feminine intuition, inclusiveness, responsibility, caring and love.” [page 5].

Landscape architect, Lucia Athens runs the office of Sustainability and Environment for the City of Seattle and is one of over 150 voices collected into these pages. “It’s mind-boggling to think about what a truly sustainable community would require.” [page 59].

“Perhaps we will see a different kind of expression coming out of a new cadre of female designers?” [page 49].

A book review by David Sokol can be found at Green Source.