The Architecture of Waste : Design for a Circular Economy Paperback / softback
Edited by Caroline (Cornell University, USA) O'Donnell, Dillon (Cornell University, USA) Pranger
Paperback / softback
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Global material crises are imminent. In the very near future, recycling will no longer be a choice made by those concerned about the environment, but a necessity for all.
This means a paradigm shift in domestic behavior, manufacturing, construction, and design is inevitable.
The Architecture of Waste provides a hopeful outlook through examining current recycling practices, rethinking initial manufacturing techniques, and proposing design solutions for second lives of material-objects. The book touches on a variety of inescapable issues beyond our global waste crisis including cultural psyches, politics, economics, manufacturing, marketing, and material science.
A series of crucial perspectives from experts cover these topics and frames the research by providing a past, present, and future look at how we got here and where we go next: the historical, the material, and the design.
Twelve design proposals look beyond the simple application of recycled and waste materials in architecture—an admirable endeavor but one that does not engage the urgent reality of a circular economy—by aiming to transform familiar, yet flawed, material-objects into closed-loop resources.
Complete with over 150 color images and written for both professionals and students, The Architecture of Waste is a necessary reference for rethinking the traditional role of the architect and challenging the discipline to address urgent material issues within the larger design process.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:268 pages, 56 Line drawings, color; 115 Halftones, color
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/11/2020
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- ISBN:9780367247454
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:268 pages, 56 Line drawings, color; 115 Halftones, color
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/11/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367247454