Superuse constructing new architecture by shortcutting material flows

E. van Hinte, J. Jongert, C. Peeren

ISBN 10: 9064505926 / ISBN 13: 9789064505928

Published by nai010 uitgevers/publishers, 2013

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 5E1158A7A27A3B5

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Superuse constructing new architecture by shortcutting material flows
• Publisher: nai010 uitgevers/publishers
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9064505926
• ISBN 13: 9789064505928
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Cable reels, window frames, washing machines, diapers, crates, carpet tiles, double glazing panels or old buses--you could recycle, discard or even burn all of these things. The other option is to put them to good use: ‘superuse.’ This is happening everywhere, albeit on a modest scale. Architects apply these materials in their designs. Superuse is a practical and inspiring book about constructing new buildings with surplus materials. It was initiated by Recyclicity, a Rotterdam foundation dedicated to such possibilities. Copiously illustrated with examples from the Netherlands and elsewhere, Superuse presents ideas for tools and methods for architects and superuse scouts such as the ‘harvest map’ of everything reusable within a given distance of a building site. Superuse renders the superfluous superfluous.