ArchDaily’s Monthly Topic: Adaptive Reuse

Adaptive Reuse. A selection of articles, interviews and projects. [View it in your browser]( MONTHLY TOPIC: Cities across the world have significantly adopted the concept of adaptive reuse, exploring the potential of historic sites. Factories have become residential compounds and restaurants, churches have become libraries, and in even more bizarre cases, oil rigs built in the middle of the sea are being transformed into ultimate vacation destinations with extreme amusement parks and 5-star hotels. In fact, abandonment and deterioration have become ideal canvases for architects. Throughout October, we looked into adaptive reuse and how architects, interior designers, and urban planners valued existing structures over demolition and revived them into fully functioning built environments. [SEE MORE »]( Poland's White Gold: The Story Behind one of the World’s Biggest Adaptive Reuse Projects The Republic of Poland boasts diverse geographical territories and cultural tribes that span thousands of years. Its cities and towns reflect a whole spectrum of styles, from Romanesque architecture to Gothic Revival and postmodernist residential and commercial structures. In addition to its unique topography and rich urban fabric, the country houses 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One site, however, has stood out from the rest and given the country a royal status. [Read More »]( Adaptive Reuse as a Strategy for Sustainable Urban Development and Regeneration “New ideas must use old buildings,” said Jane Jacobs in her seminal book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, championing the reuse of existing building stock as a means to catalyze positive change and foster diverse urban environments. [Read More »]( How to Renovate Interior Spaces on a Budget Perhaps one of the most common phrases you'll hear when talking about interior renovations is "whatever you initially planned on spending, double it, and double the time with it". Renovations, regardless of their scale, can be very time consuming and costly, especially when unexpected changes pop up last minute. However, we are often met with situations where the interior layout is no longer efficient or we feel that the interior design is a little outdated and its time for a change. [Read More »]( Adaptive Reuse: Rethinking Carbon, Sustainability and Social Justice Sustainable architecture begins with designing for longer lifecycles and reuse. Looking to create more inclusive and viable futures, architects are exploring adaptive reuse as one of the best strategies to address the climate crisis and promote social justice. Reuse keeps the culture of an area alive, bridging between old and new as projects push the boundaries of circular and adaptive design. [Read More »]( The Transformation of Offices into Residential Projects: Tackling Vacancies and Housing Shortage The housing shortage has long been the catalyst for architectural speculation over adaptive resue scenarios or the valorisation of underused places in cities. At the same time, the health crisis and its work from home imperatives have brought into sharp focus the adaptive reuse potential of offices spaces into housing. [Read More »]( ArchDaily’s upcoming monthly topics: -New Practices -Year in Review If you’d like to submit content related to these themes, [send us a message](. [Submit »]( Follow Us: [ArchDaily Twitter]( [ArchDaily Instagram]( [ArchDaily Pinterest]( [ArchDaily Youtube]( [ArchDaily Facebook]( [Unsubscribe / Update Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( [Contact us](mailto:support@archdaily.com) [Unsubscribe / Update Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( [Contact us](mailto:support@archdaily.com) [ArchDaily logo]  © All rights reserved. ArchDaily 2021. Monseñor Carlos Casanueva 237, Providencia, Santiago 7510131, Chile. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( ArchDaily · Monseñor Carlos Casanueva 0237 · Providencia · Santiago 7520253 · Chile