PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT


U.VA. ARCHITECTURE DEAN WILLIAM MCDONOUGH
TO BE FEATURED ON NPR'S "LIVING ON EARTH"

	William A. McDonough, dean of the University of Virginia's
School of Architecture and a national leader in environmental
design, will be featured in an in-depth profile on the next weekly
"Living on Earth" program on National Public Radio.

	The award-winning environmental program is broadcast on more
than 250 NPR stations. In the Charlottesville area it will be aired
on WMRA/WMRY-FM 103.5 at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, and on WVTF/WVTU-FM
89.3 at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25.

	"Living on Earth" features news, interviews and commentary
on a broad range of ecological issues each week. 

	McDonough, winner of a 1996 U.S. Presidential Award for
Sustainable Development, has been involved in numerous projects in
this country and abroad promoting the concept of environmental
sustainablity and non-polluting products and designs. A founding
member of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the
Environment, he is currently working with urban communities on
environmentally sound design strategies and working with industries
on sustainable business practices.

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November 20, 1996

START DATE:  Immediate
KILL DATE:     Nov. 26, 1996