Feminine hygiene products made from locally sourced banana leaf fiber in Rwanda; bicycle-powered agricultural machines in Guatemala; and “diagonal” inner city public housing in Chile are the three finalists for the 2010 Curry Stone Design Prize.  The winner will be announced Oct. 13, 2010 at Google’s headquarters in…

Lexington, KY, August 26, 2008—An architectural firm that builds homes from sandbags in the shantytowns of Cape Town, South Africa, the young inventor of the world’s first non-turbine wind-powered generator, and an Indiana-based university professor who builds shelters using…