All reuse articles
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NewsIn pictures: Kimbell Pike Architects converts listed Arts and Crafts building into Montessori nursery
The £500,000 project incorporates a series of bespoke plywood interventions within the Grade II listed structure, aiming to support flexible, child-focused learning
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NewsProject Reuse delivers first materials in pilot scheme to rethink fit-out waste
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has received the first batch of salvaged interior products under its pilot scheme aimed at exploring how reuse can be integrated into the commercial office fit-out process
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NewsIn pictures: John Puttick Associates retrofit Victorian power station into youth hub in Blackburn
Located in the town centre, Fusebox now forms part of Blackburn Youth Zone and responds to a growing need for accessible youth infrastructure
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NewsIn pictures: Fathom completes one of Clerkenwell’s largest heritage office projects
The 70,000sqft scheme combines four buildings into a single development
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from better understanding our emissions?
As new figures show building emissions on the rise, Anna Beckett argues that without consistent embodied carbon data, the construction industry is flying blind – and risking failure on climate targets
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OpinionNo demolition, no compromise: Civic Square’s radical approach to the future of urbanism
In Birmingham’s Ladywood, Civic Square is championing a radical, community-led approach to urbanism, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionHeritage, sustainability, and dysfunction: the lessons of the M&S decision
The drawn-out battle over M&S’s Oxford Street site reflects systemic planning failures that must be addressed
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NewsSix UK engineering firms launch reuse-focused collective
Engineering firms have launched The Engineers Reuse Collective to drive carbon reduction in construction through material and building reuse
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NewsArchitectural Association introduces new postgraduate conservation and reuse programme
Architecture school launches its first new programme in ten years
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NewsJAM Architects submits plans for arts hub in East London
Building will provide affordable workspace, flexible event spaces, a working yard, and versatile maker spaces
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OpinionHow cities are redefining the meaning of Olympic legacy
As Olympic venues evolve from fleeting showcases to lasting urban assets, how we design for these huge international events reveals profound societal shifts, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhy we should be transforming struggling shopping centres into sustainable urban hubs
Could large shopping centres become dynamic, vibrant, mixed-use, live-work communities in the future? What are the factors that could drive this transformation, and why might it be desirable, asks Matt Bowker
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FeaturesChampioning sustainability: How Paris 2024 is reshaping the future of the Olympics
The Paris Olympics is embracing an approach pioneered by London in 2012 and taken to the next level, utilising existing venues and temporary structures as much as possible, Ben Flatman writes
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NewsChipperfield bags planning for new LSE research hub
Scheme seeks to retain structure of existing building on Lincoln’s Inn Fields
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NewsIn pictures: Groupwork’s Greville Street
Groupwork creates a diaphonous new skin for 1970s office block that playfully recalls earlier structures on same site
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from reusing materials (two years later)?
We need to change the way we work as an industry to make material reuse the norm, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionHow strategic city frameworks could help resolve the tension between demolition and retention
Cities can lead the way in driving forward the reuse, conservation and net zero agendas, writes Dav Bansal
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OpinionThe beauty of creative reuse is that it can bring hope back to the most unlikely places
Bringing life back to the most challenging sites requires hard work, inspiration and a leap of faith, writes Joe Holyoak
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ReviewReview | Chris Dyson Architects: Heritage & Modernity
A new book on the respected architectural practice highlights work that straddles tradition and innovation, writes Richard Griffiths
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from reusing concrete?
Concrete presents challenges when it comes to reuse but this should not stop us trying, writes Anna Beckett