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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

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Home / Buildings / Deconstruction versus Demolition Deconstruction versus Demolition Bob Borson — November 4, 2013 — 29 Comments Deconstruction is an environmentally friendly alternative to demolition and on the KHouse Modern project , the existing house on site is currently going through the process of being taken apart piece by piece.

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IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades

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Students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have constructed a mobile home in Barcelona using wood from Collserola Natural Park. They contain utilities and storage areas, allowing the use of the central area to be changed. The photography is by Adria Goula.

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Let's build toward a circular economy

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One new service line I see the industry offering is material lifecycle and utilization plans, where our staff, or other organizations, can assess buildings to tell you what materials you have, their value, age, and create a potential next life for the material to be circulated into a neighboring building project.

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Let's build towards a circular economy

BD+C

One new service line I see the industry offering is material lifecycle and utilization plans, where our staff, or other organizations, can assess buildings to tell you what materials you have, their value, age, and create a potential next life for the material to be circulated into a neighboring building project.

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"I've seen the entire narrative change" around sustainable fashion says Christopher Raeburn

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As a student, he would thrift vintage military garments from markets across London to use for his projects. "At Raeburn cites his latest boot for Timberland, the Timberloop EK+ Utility Boot , as a viable alternative. Studies show that the average shoe takes anywhere between 50 and 1,000 years to break down in landfill.

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Against the Grain: 7 Intricate Interiors That Transform Timber Tectonics

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To ensure the views remained unimpeded, the innovative scheme utilizes freestanding oak volumes to segment the open-plan interior and form enchanting rooms within a room. This symbiosis inspired a pioneering scheme that deconstructs typical institutional boundaries, creating a permeable space where students and the local community collide.

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FurniTeacher

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Since these schools often lack access to adequate infrastructure, students of these schools are forced to inhabit these spaces without comfortable furniture for the whole school duration. The furniture could not only increase student comfort but could open up a host of opportunities for children to learn from. .