One man's trash is another
man's treasure: that's what Professor Elizabeth Phillips believes. Phillips is a professor at Torrance University’s Rural Studio and runs the architecture and design program which teaches students sustainable design techniques as building real, livable homes out
recycled garbage.
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.