Upgrade: Making Things Better

Wilfried Lipp

ISBN 10: 3775753346 / ISBN 13: 9783775753340

Published by Hatje Cantz Verlag Nov 2022, 2022

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Neuware - The incessant trend to throw away rather than to repair, demolish rather than refurbish has been a topic of discussion and criticism for years-at the same time, resource consumption and the waste continue to increase. To counteract this trend, students at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich have been developing sustainable and imaginative concepts for repairing a wide variety of objects, applying them both manually and by using digital techniques such as 3D printing. Beyond restoration, many projects aim to further develop and improve the repaired objects constructively, materially, or even in terms of design, lending them new value. This publication presents a wide variety of approaches and projects, complemented by essays by notable personalities from the fields of architecture, preservation, design, manufacturing, and craftsmanship.SILKE LANGENBERG (\*1974) is professor of Construction Heritage and Preservation at ETH Zurich. Previously, she was professor for Design and Construction in Existing Contexts, Conservation and Building Research at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, where she initiated a Repair Class.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Upgrade: Making Things Better
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag Nov 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775753346
• ISBN 13: 9783775753340
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 170W x 116H x 42D millimeters 170 millimeters width by 116 millimeters height by 42 millimeters depth
• Weight: 510 grams

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Synopsis

A practical antidote to the mindset of disposability and wastefulness

This volume addresses the widespread tendency to discard broken items rather than to refurbish them. Despite the negative ecological effects of overconsumption, overproduction and waste, the habit of replacing rather than repairing goods has persisted and even worsened over recent decades. To counteract this trend, students at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich have been developing imaginative concepts for repairing a wide variety of objects, applying them both manually and by using digital techniques such as 3D printing. Beyond restoration, many projects develop and improve the repaired objects constructively, materially, or even in terms of design, lending them new value. This publication presents a variety of approaches and projects, plus essays by notable personalities from the fields of architecture, preservation, materials science, design, manufacturing and craft.