Title & Author:

The architecture of waste : design for a circular economy / edited by Caroline O'Donnell and Dillon Pranger.

Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
©2021

Description:

xxxvii, 267 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Global circularity / Caroline O'Donnell & Dillon Pranger -- Waste of space / Caroline O'Donnell & Dillon Pranger -- Case studies -- New deconstruction: the rebirth of a circular architecture / Felix Heisel, Caroline O'Donnell & Dillon Pranger -- Economics for a circular environment / Felix Heisel -- A world of waste / Mariana Mogilevich.

Summary:

"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 frame 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 300 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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780367247461 hardcover
0367247461 hardcover
9780367247454 paperback
0367247453 paperback
electronic book
9780367247478

Subject:

Sustainable architecture.
Waste products as building materials.
Architecture durable.
Déchets (Matériaux de construction)

Added entries:

O'Donnell, Caroline, editor.
Pranger, Dillon, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 309455
Call No.: BIB 254709
Status: Available