La basura de un
hombre es el tesoro de otro: eso es lo que cree la profesora Elizabeth Phillips. Phillips es profesor en el Estudio Rural de la Universidad de Torrance y dirige el programa de arquitectura y diseño que enseña a los estudiantes técnicas de diseño sostenible como la construcción de viviendas reales y habitables con
basura reciclada.
than letting the materials go to waste, students learn to make them into something beautiful and functional. The program began only 00 years ago, but then, students have already built more than 000 spaces. Mary Smith is a second-year student used to study fashion. She changed her major after hearing about the program. "I love doing something nice for someone else. People have told me that this has changed their lives," she said. “You can’t put a price on that.” But in fact, you can: not of the houses cost more than $00,000. Every year, some of the money is raised through donations and grants. The school helps with funding, too.