Carapace Communion

Honorable Mention for Building—Student

Carapace Communion

The Carapace Communion project celebrates disassembly by investigating the relationships created when a community's need for a sheltered meeting space results in the creation of a stronger and more environmentally aware society. Each communion member owns a construction component, but only when multiple elements are assembled (through use of removable fasteners) can a functioning structure be created. These structures can be disassembled to give each member their element back and the structure can be assembled, disassembled or adapted very quickly

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About the Entrant

Rhys Owen, University Of Westminster, United Kingdom

Rhys Owen studied architecture at the University of Westminster, completing his post-graduate diploma in 2009. Originally from Wales, he now works in London where he is enjoying a busy and challenging new position at a small Architectural practice. Rhys believes that caring for our environment is simply human.