Welcome to the lbrownbuild website.

As a vehicle for displaying my professional activities, I would like also to take the opportunity to encourage further discussion on what environmental architecture means.

Below is a picture of a termite nest, which is a classic example of a bioclimatic living environment. The combination of the nest's configuration and the earth used in construction creates a naturally ventilated habitat with regulated levels of temperature and humidity - all built with materials on site. Whilst termites are considered very destructive to human habitations, they are in fact masters of the art of environmental building.


Termite Nest
Detailed cross-section of termite tower, with king, queen and eggs. Kim Taylor (c) Dorling Kindersley



Whilst we think about this, try and locate your home on the picture below...


So that's where we live? looks like another good example of a bioclimatic living environment, although our lack of proper maintenance seems to be having an adverse effect on a lot of us who live here.

Going from a very small scale to a very large scale, we can see that the creation of environments are inextricably linked, which should inform sensible decision making when trying to create our own environment - looking at examples of how well designed bioclimatic living environments work, as well as taking into consideration the effect that our activities have in the wider world.

Environmental Architecture - what do you think it means..?