Skin and Bones

This work proposes an alternative to traditional pre-
engineered building construction. Its aim is to
provide a sustainable pre-engineered system of
architecture in which site, program and form are
flexible and may respond to the developing
requirements of the environment, the community and
the building. It draws from anatomy to investigate
how anatomical joint structures might inform
building structures. This pursuit is explored
through organic and anatomical studies of various
parts of the human body, application of these
observations to a structural system and an envelope
system that permit flexibility in form, scale,
program and site. Integration of sustainability
aspects are explored into the framework of the
system by integrating leading-edge sustainable
materials and application through a development of
an on-site erection construction program.

Autorentext
Kevin Loewen, Canadian architect, allows structure and the environment to inform his designs. His achievements include the R.A.I.C honour roll, the A.I.A Henry Adams Medal and the Adjeleian Aesthetics in Structures award. His passion for architecture continues with 701 architecture inc. which he established in 2007.

Klappentext
This work proposes an alternative to traditional pre- engineered building construction. Its aim is to provide a sustainable pre-engineered system of architecture in which site, program and form are flexible and may respond to the developing requirements of the environment, the community and the building. It draws from anatomy to investigate how anatomical joint structures might inform building structures. This pursuit is explored through organic and anatomical studies of various parts of the human body, application of these observations to a structural system and an envelope system that permit flexibility in form, scale, program and site. Integration of sustainability aspects are explored into the framework of the system by integrating leading-edge sustainable materials and application through a development of an on-site erection construction program.