For Immediate Release: April 15, 2009
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
2009 Honor Award: Majora Carter
Majora Carter joins Museum’s prestigious group of “Visionaries in Sustainability” Honor Award Recipients
WHAT
The National Building Museum announced today that Majora Carter will be recognized for her pioneering vision and advocacy to create sustainable urban environments, and for her ability to unite stakeholders in partnerships across the public and private sectors. The Museum's selection committee was drawn to Majora Carter's grass roots approach to building healthy, sustainable communities, evidenced by her ongoing work in her hometown of The South Bronx, New York and around the world. In 2001, Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx; a community organization dedicated to environmental justice through innovative, economically sustainable projects and has worked tirelessly in pursuit of resources and ideas to move under-performing communities into healthy and productive economic condition.
The award also recognizes Carter's achievements in launching and successfully implementing the Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training program: a green-collar job training and placement system that helps alleviate poverty and improve environmental outcomes. Building on her work in the Bronx, where Carter has been instrumental in creating riverfront parks, building green roofs, and working to remove poorly planned highways in favor of positive economic development, Carter now advocates improving the quality of life in environmentally challenged communities throughout the world. She established the Majora Carter Group, LLC in 2008 to help clients solve economic and environmental problems simultaneously.
On June 4, the National Building Museum will recognize several Visionaries in Sustainability for their leadership, commitment, and achievements in green building and design, workforce development, and business practices during the annual Honor Award gala. The Honor Award was established by the Museum in 1986 to salute those who have significantly improved the built environment. Majora Carter joins U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and S. Richard Fedrizzi; and Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Chicago as a 2009 Visionaries in Sustainability Honor Award recipient. USGBC receives the honor for their unparalleled leadership in sustainable building practices and their demonstration of the environmental, social, and economic value of green building; the City of Chicago is being recognized for its historic commitment to planning a vibrant and healthy city and its progressive investment in design and architecture to promote economic development and growth.
WHEN
Thursday, June 4, 2009
MEDIA CONTACT
Marketing and Communications Department, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458
EVENT INFORMATION
Tasha Passarelle, tpassarelle@nbm.org, 202.272.2448, ext. 3112
BACKGROUND
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives. Through its exhibitions, educational programs, online content, and publications, the Museum has become a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the world we build for ourselves. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org. Connect with us on Twitter: @BuildingMuseum and Facebook.
