Client’s request was that the Design solution had to f eel good and had to use a totally new Green Methodology. Gordon Burkhart-Schultz) asked me to design a green building complex for developmentally disabled people. Fast forward, in 1995, a non profit organization in Livermore, California (AID Employment, led by Mr. ![]() The Project sparked an interest to always seek and incorporate sustainable elements in site design, orientation to the sun and energy saving methodologies. The solution focused on an entire Eco Village – with sustainable way of life for buildings, agriculture and livestock. The competition purpose was to explore forward thinking ideas on Green Architecture. Marek Stoklosa: Sustainability intrigued me since college, when in 1976 I participated in an international competition sponsored by McGill University in Canada. ![]() Novedge: What is your approach to Green Architecture and Sustainability? Among them, my very own "Green Building Technology " that utilizes Rice Straw Bales and Recycled Steel. I would like to use this interview to share some of my work and philosophy, which guides my Design creations. Through all these years I have been fortunate enough to have had a great number of clients, nationally and internationally, who have liked my Designs and often returned for new projects. My office is like an oasis in the middle of a big city, surrounded by a bamboo forest with trees reaching as high as 60 feet, with a pond next to a cool shimmering waterfall where koi fish frolic. I practice in my own firm Mark Stoklosa Architect, Inc., located in San Jose, California. Marek Stoklosa: My name is Marek Stoklosa (with a silent "e") and I am an Architect. ![]() Novedge: Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do.
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