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
Repurposed Lampposts in Stockholm
2023-03-28
A note of appreciation for an act of reuse that transforms a Stockholm public space.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
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
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
Repurposed Bus Stops Improve Public Mental Health
2019-03-29
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
Renewable Energy Under City Streets: Generating Power from City Water Pipes
2019-01-28
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