Kevin Loewen

Principal Architect MAA NSAA MRAIC LEED AP

Kevin is a LEED® accredited architect who established 701 Architecture in 2007. He has worked at the highest levels of design in the disciplines of architecture, engineering, and construction management for the past 20+ years. His strong design abilities and deep understanding of construction technology filtered through the lens of sustainability are used to inform and guide his designs and the practice as a whole.

He obtained his Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree from the University of Manitoba in 1992 and went on to work with various architectural firms as an intern on projects that included designing earthquake relief housing in Kobe, Japan, the Esplanade Riel pedestrian suspension bridge, the St. Boniface Hospital atrium and skylight addition and the Winnipeg International Airport. He also entered three design competitions: The Palisades Glacial Mountain Hut competition in California, U.S.A., the City Crossing competition in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Southbank competition in Africa.

Kevin’s edification continued by obtaining his Master of Architecture degree in the Faculty of Architecture at Dalhousie University in 2003 where he was awarded a graduate scholarship for his studies and received the RAIC honour roll, the AIA Henry Adams medal, and The Adjeleian Aesthetics in Structures award upon graduation. He broadened his experience after graduation by becoming the construction and project manager for the Pictou Landing First Nations Health Centre in Nova Scotia in 2005. The project was awarded the International Building of the Year award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and the European Centre for Architecture in 2010. On his return to Winnipeg Kevin established 701 Architecture and designed one of the five inaugural warming huts that birthed the internationally recognized Warming Huts: An Arts + Architecture Competition on Ice. He continues to serve as a jury member for the annual international design competition.