ADAPTIVE REUSE AND REPURPOSING URBAN OBJECTS
Every city is working hard to meet the challenge of reducing covid risks while commuting. The on-demand bus company Snap may have found one solution: repurposing open-top tour buses as … Read more
To spread the benefits of repurposing far and wide, I am offering access to my most recent webinar, How to Unlock Hidden Potential in your City, and the recently released … Read more
A workshop series and newly created version of Reprogramming the City recently launched in Timisoara, Romania to motivate a discussion on repurposing urban objects in Eastern European cities as part … Read more
If Herbert Hoover’s historical promise of “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage” were updated to meet contemporary expectations, the new version might end with “and … Read more
Repurposing existing assets to improve cities and communities. On September 26, I presented a live webinar to show people how to discover and leverage extra abilities contained in existing urban … Read more
In Göteborg, Sweden, firm Raumlaborberlin has created a new use for shipping infrastructure moorings: a public sauna built from recovered materials.
Reykjavík has turned a piece of functional urban infrastructure into a cultural icon in the city by repurposing geothermal water tanks into Perlan a landmark building and cultural center. Perlan … Read more
Along a roadside near Lima, Peru, hydroponic food can be found in an unlikely location: at the base of a repurposed billboard. The Air Orchard billboard produces thousands of heads … Read more
In Ammerud, Norway, a dark disused railway underpass has been reborn as a play space with climbing wall and exercise equipment to turn a public eyesore into a loved feature … Read more
The recent re-opening of Eero Saarinen’s 1960s TWA terminal building as a luxury hotel at New York’s John F Kennedy airport has received a lot of deserved attention recently, but for Reprogramming … Read more