New Mags - Book Building for Change

New Mags ' book "Building for Change" explores how reuse strategies have been used by world-leading architects in diverse contexts and for diverse projects. This book not only celebrates reuse as an aesthetic practice, but also provides insight into the application of a range of tactics and examines the processes architects have undertaken to realize innovative projects.

The climate crisis has exposed us to the problematic consequences of short-sighted architectural approaches, forcing us to reevaluate available resources and break the cycle of incessant consumption and waste. Reuse may seem to impose a number of restrictions on creative freedom, but such restrictions can elicit much richer and more imaginative responses that in no way diminish the overall quality of the resulting architecture.

The gap between supply and demand is growing rapidly, forcing us to focus our resources on essential applications if we want to secure a sustainable future. While these problems may seem distant and abstract, we must act now to avoid catastrophe.