New World’s Fair

Living on Earth

Steve talks with architect William McDonough about the Expo 2000 world’s fair scheduled for Hanover, Germany. McDonough has helped draw up design and construction guidelines for the fair, which, unlike many world’s-fairs past, will feature energy-efficient and sustainable technologies.

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