John Prewer is a pioneering architect and designer. Working at the cutting edge of modular building, he has transformed the outlook for the future of architecture.
John was described as a ‘Mastermind of architecture’ in the Building Design Magazine (Meet the Masterminds: the ten leading minds whose breakthroughs have transformed British architecture). For more than 35 years John has specialised in the design, development and application of offsite building methods in the UK and abroad.
Pioneering modular (volumetric) construction in the mid 1970’s, John spent most of his professional life working on the design, development, manufacture and application of modular building methods and related technologies. He trained as an architect in the 1960’s and met Buckminster Fuller who has profoundly influenced his work and who he remained in contact with until Buckminster died.
John specialises in the design and development of environmentally sustainable manufactured building systems, building materials, and components. His design/inventing activities are grouped under the headings – ENERGY (power generation traction kites), FOOD (aerpronics), BIOMATERIALS, WATER
and SHELTER and centre on the need to develop primary life support technologies that ‘will make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time without ecological offence or disadvantage of anyone’.
Co-author of Modular Construction Using Light Steel Framing: An Architect’s Guide, John designed and was responsible for the manufacture of the first block of modular steel flats in Britain – for the elderly in Hackney operated by the Greater London Council.
For a year, John was Design Director of Livein Quarters Ltd; in this role he was responsible for the design of three modules shown by the company at the 2002 Daily Mail Ideal Home Show Exhibition.
He has acted as architect and/or modular building consultant to many companies and organisations in the UK and abroad, including The Ministry of Health, The Bank of Mexico, Hilton International, Holiday Inns (Mexico), Quality Inns (USA), Sheraton Town and Country (USA), Forte Hotels, NASA (Houston), the BBC, Heathrow Terminal 5, McDonalds, Microsoft (Seattle, USA), Taylor Woodrow Engineering Ltd, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, GE Capital Services, The UK Round Table on Sustainable Development, and Gazeley Properties Ltd. |
