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e² design is an ongoing PBS series about the pioneers and innovators in the field of sustainable architecture, and how their work is producing solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges. Now entering its third season, the series features compelling stories from around the globe: Beijing to Nova Scotia, Ladakh to New York. Each episode examines the built environment's effects — both ecological, and social — and the design innovations that can reduce buildings' contribution to climate change. e² design is narrated by Brad Pitt.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Green AppleJune 6, 2006—The first episode begins in New York, a city that is leading the charge to green its industrial skyline with several groundbreaking projects
- S01E02Green for AllJune 13, 2006—"Green for All," follows architect and activist Sergio Palleroni as he continues his mission to provide architectural and design solutions t
- S01E03The Green MachineJune 20, 2006—In "The Green Machine," Mayor Richard Daley takes viewers on a tour through Chicago, and showcases his mission to make it "the greenest city
- S01E04Gray To GreenJune 27, 2006—"Gray to Green" takes the notion of the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) to grand proportions by looking at Boston's "Big Dig" and the mas
- S01E05China: From Red To GreenJuly 4, 2006—The series moves to China, whose soaring population and rapid industrialization have created a boom in urbanization that is unprecedented in
- S01E06Deeper Shades Of GreenJuly 11, 2006—The first season of e² design concludes with a look to the future. "Deeper Shades of Green" focuses on remarkable thinkers and designers of