William McDonough: Godfather of Green

Studio 360 | Apr 21, 2011

This William McDonough + Partners design applies the concept of “building like a tree” on a large scale.

(Courtesy of William McDonough + Partners)

William McDonough is a grand old man in the young field of green architecture. In the 1970s, he built the first "green roof" in America — a corporate headquarters with a meadow on top — and is now working on a sustainable building for NASA. Kurt Andersen asks him about the opportunities and challenges of environmental design. (Originally aired: April 18, 2008)

Slideshow: William McDonough's Green Designs

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