Blaine Brownell, FAIA, is an architect and materials researcher. The author of the four Transmaterial books (2006, 2008, 2010, 2017), he is the director of the school of architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Despite increased awareness around climate change and global pollution, demand for petrochemicals is rising. Blaine Brownell explains the recyclability of plastic and how architects can reduce their dependence.