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REPROGRAMMING THE CITY
REPROGRAMMING THE CITY
ADAPTIVE REUSE AND REPURPOSING URBAN OBJECTS
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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

Microhousing using a repurposed water pipe

Repurposing Water Pipes as Microhousing in Hong Kong

2020-01-24

James Law Cybertecture has proposed an option for affordable microhousing by repurposing city water pipes.Continue Reading

Design with the city - Creating a Micro Park on a Hong Kong Stairway

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

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Reprogramming the City Book: Adaptive Reuse

Global Overview of Adaptive Reuse

41 Projects from 17 Countries

“A hopeful anthology of solutions for our hot, crowded planet.” – Renée Loth, AchitectureBoston

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Toolkit: How to Reprogram the City

40 Pages of Examples and Exercises

A self-guided adaptive reuse toolkit to help you unlock potential in your city.

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