Water from Air: The Power of Repurposing
In Lima, Peru, harvesting water from air became possible by repurposing an existing billboard.Continue Reading
The Value of Urban Reuse: Breathing New Life into Existing Structures and Spaces
Cities worldwide are brimming with examples of how old structures and spaces can be reimagined to serve new, often unexpected purposes. Continue Reading
From Waste to Energy: How Urban Waste is Powering Our Cities
Repurposing the City isn’t only about finding new use for the structures of the city, but all urban resources.Continue Reading
Repurposed Lampposts in Stockholm
A note of appreciation for an act of reuse that transforms a Stockholm public space.Continue Reading
Future of Industry? Repurposing Factory Chimneys For New Skyscrapers
Could the Future of Industry be Source Material for Adaptive Reuse?Continue Reading
Design With the City, Not For It: How to Discover Unlimited Urban Potential
Adaptive reuse and using the city’s resources is about learning to design with the city, not for it – to design with its supply of materials.Continue Reading
8 Ideas for Old Subway Cars: Proposals to Repurpose Retired BART Trains
San Francisco’s BART transportation agency has released eight ideas for old subway cars that were the winning proposals to repurpose retired trains from the fleet.Continue Reading
Mine the City: 50 Ways to Harvest Urban Waste
50 Ways to Mine the City is an exploration of ways in which the city’s outputs can be recovered and used in new ways.Continue Reading
Repurposed Railway Arches Become Affordable Workspaces
Repurposed railway arches leverage and utilize urban infrastructure for more beneficial uses.Continue Reading
Recovering Energy from Infrastructure: Water Power
Recovering energy from infrastructure is an opportunity gaining wide attention.Continue Reading