MEMBERS
Please see a few selected pitcures and a short introduction from each Gaia Group member,
to access their individual pages for more information please click on the partner's name!
GAIA ARKITEKTUR Arild Berg is located in Oslo, Norway. Arild Berg graduated in 1994, and has been a part of the GAIA network Norway since 2005.
The projects are various, based on holistic views on ecological, human and social matters.
Among others, the practice has included organizing the Norwegian Straw Bale movement in late 1990s and... Read more
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 Arild Berg communal building |
 Nursery school Arild Berg |
 Hurdal ecovillage Arild Berg |
“Green” was just the natural path to take. Reflection, creativity and commitment; life with head, hands and heart.
Architect, consultant, lecturer, and widely published author, Chris has 40 years’ international experience in green building and sustainable development. A Norwegian citizen and co-founder of GAIA, he has also lived and worked in France, Britain and Bhutan. Read more
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Bente Leland works with healthy and sustainable architecture and planning, local, natural
materials, passive energy design, reuse, building biology and cocreation with nature in design.
Bente graduated as an architect in 1978 and has been part of the GAIA network since 2005.
Her company is near Oslo in Norway. She works as an architect, author, consultant and
therapist.
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Some people say:
“It is 5 minutes to 12 – for the Earth and for the environment”
I say:
“the situation on Earth has already tipped over – it is already 5 minutes after 12!
But – the good thing about 12 midnight is –
it is the beginning of a new day!”
So – let’s start afresh!
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Prof. Dr. Margrit Kennedy
was an architect, an ecologist, a financial expert and a critic of the prevailing economic system. As a Professor she headed the department of "Technological Advancement and Resource Efficient Construction" at the University of Hannover's architecture school. As early as 1982 she recognized that the broader application of ecological principles were inhibited by fundamental flaws in the monetary system, especially the consistent need for economic growth resulting from interest and compound interest. Through her continuous research and scrutiny she became an expert on the subject, working on practical solutions for essential Problems:
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How can we create a sustainable monetary system?
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What characterizes monetary systems which do not collapse repeatedly and which serve us rather than control us?
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Where can we find examples of well-working monetary systems in the past and present?
Healthy houses with aesthetics connected to place and a strong focus on resource utilization and cyclical processes.
We carry out everything from consultancy to advanced architectural activities in both construction and planning related projects. Irrelevant of you needing a source of inspiration or work on a complex building project, we can help you.
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Ängelkottskompaniet is a practically oriented nisch-architect office in ecodesigned architecture and garden/landscape design. We design and plan, construct but also undertake maintainance and renovation with specialist competence in creative agricultural building reuse /additions and innovative ecologically sound new-builds for private persons with high aesthetic and functional expectations. Read more
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Unser Credo: Integratives Planen
den Kontext analysieren l den Ort lesen l das Klima verstehen l mit Visionen arbeiten | Leitideen entwickeln l die Nutzer einbeziehen l soziale Konzepte integrieren l lebendige Baugestalt pflegen | heilsame Lebensräume entwickeln l Nachhaltigkeitsziele definieren l Planungsinstrumente einsetzen | den Lebenszyklus betrachten l Ökosysteme weiterentwickeln l in iterativen Schritten umsetzen | gesundes Bauen fördern l Zukunft Wohnen und Arbeiten gestalten.
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Gabriella Pál Schmid & Prof. Peter Schmid are working together in the fields of research, education, design for art, technology, healthy and integral bio-logical architecture, peace and peace parks, and sustainability.
 Concept Vredespark, Eindhoven |
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I have specialized my work in sustainable architecture for more than 30 years, and has focused on exploration of natural building materials, straw bale houses, good indoor climate and low energy solutions. In recent years I have developed the Aktivhus concept for pre-fab Ecohouses and been planning and develop Ecovillages.
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 HURDAL ECOVILLAGE |
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Nursery school Arild Berg |
GAIA ecotecture is a design studio with practitioner-research orientation ; committed to reliability (and optimal design re quality , time and cost for our clients) we also work with those clients, extending the boundaries of practice, to enhance global outcomes. Since our founding in 1979, our clients have ranged over all of Ireland and UK , with selective forays globally, for learning /sharing engagements.
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 Green design |
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 Ecological planning |
 Interior, Gaia Ecotecture |
GAIA Oslo is a design studio with activities in ecologically focused architecture and spatial planning. Besides these, Gaia Oslo also carries out research into clay/adobe as building material and is a Sletta permaculture training center.
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 Permaculture |
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 Private villa in Norway |
 Ramme gård |
Sandy is principal of Gaia Research, a research consultancy developing sustainable solutions for the built environment. The practice portfolio at any one time embraces research, design, evaluation, dissemination, training and capacity building. She is a chartered engineer with extensive experience of interdisciplinary working, able to bridge gaps between architecture and engineering in briefing, process issues, passive design and building physics. Read more
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 Sandy award giving |
 Plummerswood Active House |
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 David Douglas pavilion |
 Recording studio outside Lochearn, Scotland |
 West Bay Harbour redevlopment in Fife, Scotland |
 Straw bale house |
Marianne has been using permaculture since 1987 as an ecologically sound planning method in the Norwegian context. She also works with ecological nursery schools and holds courses aiming to improve the beauty and sustainability of the near-environment, while fulfilling the needs of the people and reducing resource use.
She works both as lecturer, writer, planner, course leader and even physically on site.
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 Marianne Leisner Kurs |
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Guy runs AccessiblePRS, a property consultancy, specialising in accessible design and strategy. He helps people understand the relevance, and financial & social value of designing, building and owning accessible property. Inclusive design is good design which puts people at the heart of the design process. It is essential for meeting goals of sustainability and community. Read more.
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 Lived accessibility experience. |
 Find wheelchair accessible rental properties |
 Accessibility as the shared primary experience |