George Rinhart. A view of the London Tower Bridge. 1900
I Am Collective Memories • Follow me, — says Visual Ratatosk
seen from Canada

seen from Canada
seen from Canada
seen from Chile

seen from United States

seen from Brazil

seen from Canada
seen from Türkiye

seen from Romania
seen from Switzerland
seen from China

seen from Japan
seen from China
seen from China

seen from Türkiye
seen from Malaysia
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seen from France
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seen from Kosovo
George Rinhart. A view of the London Tower Bridge. 1900
I Am Collective Memories • Follow me, — says Visual Ratatosk
Oh to have visited
there seems to be no room as the buildings scrape the sky but I cannot wait to be on the road again
i am leaving again and each time the clarity of home blurs like an outdated atlas until all that remains are coordinates of memory scattered across unfamiliar skies
(Photo: d.)
Pretty much.
PH: Sleeping Dog
by Junya Watanabe
By embracing upcycled designs, architects can transform discarded materials into innovative structures, significantly reducing waste while p
What is Upcycling in Architecture?
DB Schenker Upcycling Hub / AIRLAB © Fabian Ong
Upcycling is a process of transforming waste and unwanted materials into new materials of higher value to reuse in designs. It offers a fundamental change in approaching sustainability, abandoning the traditional linear model in favor of a more circular and regenerative approach. Through upcycling, we can reuse existing buildings and materials, revitalizing them while maintaining their originality.
Recycling and Upcycling
S’Winter Station – Ryerson University – Department of Architectural Science
Recycling is a process of transforming materials determined to be waste into their raw components to create new usable products. This makes recycling a process that requires energy and expense, both too valuable to be wasted if provided with another opportunity, making recycling potentially not the best concept for reducing waste material. Alternatively, upcycling is far more beneficial because it takes and transforms waste materials through their original form, essentially undercutting the need for the energy and expense of breaking them down into raw components that recycling requires. This makes upcycling a much more compelling alternative for sustainable architecture compared to recycling.
Upcycling in architecture offers limitless potential to create sustainable designs while reducing waste and cost, as well as promoting resource efficiency. However, it is necessary to recognize that recycling is still a much-needed approach in sustainable architecture because upcycling, so far, is not the solution to every problem. Rather, upcycling is recycling’s extension, both approaches complement each other. Embracing both approaches’ principles and utilizing them optimally for each arising problem should prove effective in paving the way for a greener and more sustainable future.