Water from Air: The Power of Repurposing
2023-08-15
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
2023-08-15
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
2023-04-01
Repurposing the City isn’t only about finding new use for the structures of the city, but all urban resources.Continue Reading
Future of Industry? Repurposing Factory Chimneys For New Skyscrapers
2022-07-11
Could the Future of Industry be Source Material for Adaptive Reuse?Continue Reading
8 Ideas for Old Subway Cars: Proposals to Repurpose Retired BART Trains
2022-03-22
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
2021-09-14
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
2021-03-05
Repurposed railway arches leverage and utilize urban infrastructure for more beneficial uses.Continue Reading
Repurposing Reykjavík’s Geothermal Water Tanks
2019-07-06
Reykjavík has turned a piece of functional urban infrastructure into a cultural icon in the city by repurposing geothermal waterContinue Reading
Green New Deal: Creating Next Generation Urban Infrastructure by Repurposing It for New Use
2019-04-11
By only repairing urban infrastructure, we are missing an opportunity to repurpose it for new use, making cities more resilient and livable using by using the assets already in place.Continue Reading
Food Deserts: Is Reusing Closed Post Offices as Food Distribution Centers the Answer?
2019-04-10
First Class Meal aims to repurpose closed US Post Office buildings by using the buildings, services, and systems to address urban food insecurity.Continue Reading