A collection of essays, projects and design practices offering insights into the historic and cultural context of the reuse of construction materials with a focus on Switzerland. It provides an...
A collection of essays on the topic of circular economy in the construction industry. It also contains examples of projects incorporating principles of circular construction.
Article about reclaiming materials and creating circular systems in architecture, with input from Rotor (Belgium), Materialnomaden (Austria) and Salza (Switzerland).
Alberto Alessi
Barbara Buser
Jürg Conzett
Elisabeth Crettaz-Stürzel
Andreas Hild
Silke Langenberg
Hans-Rudolf Meier
Nicholas Duxbury Ransome
Daniel Stockhammer
Collection of essays and projects exploring the historic and contemporary contexts of incorporating reclaimed materials into architecture as an element of design.
Description of BASIS project, in which construction elements were salvaged from military barracks and transformed into furniture items. Contains details on the process of salvaging the elements, as...
Guide on how to inventory construction materials during the dismantling of a building. It elaborates on how to create a description of a building and its use, how to create an inventory and how to...
Guide on how to inventory construction materials during the dismantling of a building. It elaborates how to create descriptions of building materials and their use, how to create an inventory and how...
