Cities worldwide are brimming with examples of how old structures and spaces can be reimagined to serve new, often unexpected purposes. Continue Reading
A note of appreciation for an act of reuse that transforms a Stockholm public space.Continue Reading
Could the Future of Industry be Source Material for Adaptive Reuse?Continue Reading
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
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
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
By replacing advertising lights with anti-SAD light therapy bulbs in 30 city bus stops, Umeå Energi transformed functional urban infrastructure into mental health boosting units.Continue Reading
LucidPipe applies the same principles of hydroelectric dams to urban water systems, generating power from the movement of water through the city’s pipes.Continue Reading
Grünerløkka Studenthus is a repurposed industrial grain silo that became a 226-unit student housing complex in Oslo, Norway.Continue Reading
44 international urban repurposing projects showing how existing urban infrastructure, surfaces and systems can be reused and adapted for new use.Continue Reading