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Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse

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Regulatory bodies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establish standards and regulations for environmental protection, encompassing guidelines for the safe handling and disposal of construction waste. The post Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse appeared first on Journal.

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Cities promote deconstruction of old homes with mixed results

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cities have created laws and regulations to encourage deconstruction of old—and sometimes abandoned—homes. have all initiated new ordinances aimed at promoting deconstruction as a way to create entry-level construction jobs and reduce demolition waste. Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Portland, Ore.,

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The Spirit of Sustainability: Designing with Ghost Materials

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Their WasteBasedBricks are made using demolition rubble from urban deconstruction sites and give a second life to materials that would otherwise be crushed into low-grade aggregate. Then there is the issue of regulation. Most building codes are still based on materials behaving in predictable ways.

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Architecture 101: What Is Sustainability in Architecture and Design?

Architizer

Breaking this down into Upfront (emissions up to the point the building becomes operational, in-use day-to-day maintenance) and end-of-life, meaning carbon footprint of demolition and deconstruction, reveals how big a deal it is. Were still some way off perfecting truly affordable green concrete, which is a big issue in tackling this.

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Práctica Arquitectura built La Hacienda weekend retreat with large courtyard in Mexico

World Architecture Community

Mexican architecture practice Práctica Arquitectura has built a weekend retreat with a large inner courtyard that "becomes the diaphragm and regulates the interactions, deconstructing the hermetic division between public and private space" in the Mexican town.

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The legacy of deconstructivism "makes me want to retreat to the back of the room" says Bernard Tschumi

Deezen

Because so many corporate firms have literally learned too much, but purely about the image-making part of the deconstructive period.". It's the contraction between constructivism and deconstruction. I'll explain in a minute why constructivism and deconstruction made sense. But the two together may not have made any sense.

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It is a space for research, study, deconstruction and preparation for the different problems of the unique realities of societies. It takes advantage of technological solutions that allow effective control of details in all phases of the project and construction, creating detailed specifications and 3d architecture.