O lixo de um
homem é o tesouro de outro homem: é nisso que a professora Elizabeth Phillips acredita. Phillips é professor no Rural Studio da Torrance University e dirige o programa de arquitetura e design que ensina aos alunos técnicas de design sustentável como a construção de casas reais e habitáveis com
lixo reciclado.
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.