Raleigh Gallery Features Green Building Exhibit & Talks

This month's exhibit at the Designbox Gallery at 315 S. Bloodworth St. in downtown Raleigh spotlights ways to make the human-built environment more ecologically sustainable.

Curated by gallery member and green building expert Isaac Panzarella of Consider Design, "It IS Easy Being Green" features the work of designers and engineers who are endeavoring to make buildings, interiors and other products in a manner that minimizes negative impacts on the natural environment.

Tonight's First Friday opening reception features presentations by three local sustainability experts. At 7:30 p.m., N.C. State horticulture professor Will Hooker will discuss how a permaculture-based approach to design connects humans to nature and the magical. At 8:15, Wake Forest architect Gail Lindsey will talk about ways sustainability can improve society and nurture the spirit, followed at 9 p.m. by Raleigh architect Frank Harmon, who will explore how traditional inventiveness combined with advanced thinking in building design is helping create a better future.