The Philosophy of Sustainable Design

Sustainable Design is a design philosophy that seeks to maximize the quality of the built environment, while minimizing or eliminating negative impact to the natural environment.

In spite of the scientific reports about the decline in life support systems we have yet to be motivated to create a community that begins to restore the damage and add vitality to the social, economic and environmental systems.

we simply need better community and system designs and the will to execute it

Design manifests culture, and culture rests firmly on the foundation of what we believe to be true about the world.”
—Sym Van Der Ryn