Architects’ Guide: What’s the Difference Between Adaptive Reuse and Renovation?
Public service announcement: "adaptive reuse" and "renovation" are not interchangeable terms.
Articles by
Hannah Feniak
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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers
Consider five lessons adaptive reuse can teach architects designing new builds.
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Sustainable Practice: 10 Marvelous Multi-Unit Residences Designed With Passive House Principles
The multi-pronged benefits of the following multi-unit projects seem almost too good to be true.
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Neri & Hu on Breaking Out From the Traditional Mode of Architecture as a Practice and Thinking Outside of the Box
"It's never about style. It's never about a look. It should always be about meaning."
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Mariam Issoufou Kamara: “Sustainability Is as Much About Preserving People’s Cultural Heritage as It Is About the Climate”
"We have to reclaim agency over our lands and our identities."
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Michael Green: “Revolution in Design is Now the Base Minimum for Showing Up in Our Industry”
"The world is asking us all to solve this climate crisis. We actually can."
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Lord Norman Foster: “Sustainability Has Never Been a Matter of Fashion but Is a Consistent Principle”
Recognizing the industry's unsustainable nature, Foster + Partners have routinely challenged the sta tus quo for over five decades.
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“Architecture Has a Problem with Overusing Jargon. It’s Time to Reclaim Our Most Radical Words.”
No, I'm not talking about "genius loci," "morphology" or "phenomenological." I mean our most basic b uilding vocabulary.
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Kiln It: 7 Times Architects Reused Former Firing Sites
In the face of mass production, architects are resurrecting the essence of local identity embedded i n decommissioned kiln buildings.
