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....Short Bio…

I currently run a ecological research and design laboratory in oakland. I previously served as design director at rana creek living architecture for 4 years. I am interesting in ecological design consulting work and collaborations in the fields of digital ecology, building automation systems, ecological art and living system engineering.

...Longer Bio….

Brent founded the Hyphae Design Laboratory in February 2008; a consulting and design firm dedicated to bridging the gap between innovative architecture and hard biological sciences. Brent is also a member/collaborator of greenmeme, an design firm based in Los Angeles and The Chlorophyll Collective, an environmental education group based in Oakland, California.

From 2005-2008, Brent worked for Rana Creek, an ecological restoration and design firm based in Carmel Valley, California. He helped launch the Living Architecture department and served as its first design director. Brent’s work includes the design of institutional, municipal, commercial,and residential scale living roofs, ecological landscapes, rainwater catchment systems, living walls, greywater systems and constructed wetlands.

Previously, he worked for Greenfield International, a brownfield remediation company in Cambridge, MA; for Organic Arts, a natural building firm in Minnesota; for Scully Construction, a custom building company in Vermont; and for Joe Wheelwright a stone carver and bronze caster in Boston, Massachusetts.

Brent also diverse topics from architecture to entomology. Some locations where he has lectured or critiqued student work include U.C. Berkeley, Stanford, U.C.S.C., Cabrillo College, Sci-Arc, Woodbury University, University of Maryland, West Coast Green, Planit Green, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, and local USGBC and AIA Chapter meetings.