William Andrews McDonough is an American architect, designer and author.
McDonough is founding principal of William McDonough + Partners, co-founder of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) as well as co-author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things and The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability—Designing for Abundance.
McDonough's career is focused on creating a beneficial footprint.
He espouses a message that we can design materials, systems, companies, products, buildings, and communities that continuously improve over time.