Kelly Lerner, Top 10 Eco-architect in the World
arnasati February 27th, 2010
Natural Home and Garden Magazine has admitted Kelly Lerner as one of the best architects of environmental friendly (Top 10 Green Architect). She was a successful architect who designed the house blend with the environment, creating and building a healthy environment for residents, and maintain the existing natural resources.
Field that she was dealing with is building with natural materials, especially construction of straw. Kelly led the architect firm named “One World Design” and often traveled to other countries to introduce and distribute the straw materials to the public their knowledge. Here are excerpts of the narrative from Kelly Lerner that is quoted from www.one-world-design.com about his career.
“As a child I was not expecting to become an architect, I was just a kid who lived in the suburbs. At that time I often played, by making small projects, such as tile or grout filling the floor, fixing leaky roofs, build barns, and others. Then I go into the American vernacular architecture with simple designs, all handmade, and natural fabric of the local area. After graduating from college, I went to China, Mongolia, and Argentina to build homes and public buildings using natural materials. There, I learned a lot about the kinds of local materials, ecosystems, local culture, economy, and others. Now I have returned to America armed with the experience. Good design and sustainable deal directly with the local ecology and climate, with local materials, utilizing the available energy (wind, water, sun, etc.) and synergizing with culture areas. “
