Books
The books showcased below include our own works, collaborative pieces with students and peers, and recommendations for further reading. Each book contributes to the dialogue on reuse and circularity in architecture, engineering and construction.
Upcycling
Upcycling presents new approaches and the potential of recycling, upcycling and reuse in architecture. This book not only depicts contemporary examples of reuse in construction but also illustrates recycled, upcycled or reused materials and components in historical buildings that exhibit a great variety of knowledge and styles.
Reuse of interlocking concrete blocks
This book, published by the Library of Reuse and edited by Barbara Buser, is a student study by Félix Dillmann, Sophie Nussbaumer, Lina von Waldkirch, and Oliver Zbinden on the sustainable repurposing of concrete blocks in construction.
A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age
This book, edited by Catherine De Wolf, Sultan Çetin and Nancy Bocken, dives into the transformative power of digital technologies to explore their potential to shift the building industry from a linear economy to a circular economy.