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
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
Design With the City, Not For It: How to Discover Unlimited Urban Potential
2022-06-30
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
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
Repurposing Parking Garages as Micro Housing
2019-04-10
SCADPads are designed to maximize the potential of surplus parking garage spaces and provide affordable micro housing options in downtown areas. Continue Reading
Future of Industrial Infrastructure: Student Housing?
2018-12-28
Grünerløkka Studenthus is a repurposed industrial grain silo that became a 226-unit student housing complex in Oslo, Norway.Continue Reading
Adaptive Reuse and Repurposing Urban Objects for New Use
2018-12-28
44 international urban repurposing projects showing how existing urban infrastructure, surfaces and systems can be reused and adapted for new use.Continue Reading
Micro Park Created on a Hong Kong Stairway
2018-08-07
The Cascade is a mini urban park designed to be installed on top of an existing stairway, offering shoppers and businesspeople a moment of rest and relaxation.Continue Reading