A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Recovery and Sustainable Regeneration: Architectural and Environmental Perspectives for Urban and Building Reuse
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-9080
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5397-0527
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-6948
The growing interest in sustainability, also for existing buildings, has focused on the objectives of sustainable reuse, but the application of its principles to restoration and recovery is still evolving and requires methodological consistency and operational expertise, involving civil society, institutions and academia in a continuous process of reflection.
Agenda 2030, with its targets on clean water, sustainable energy, cities and communities, highlights the importance of conscious action on the existing built environment.
The practice of urban recycling, adding architectural elements to existing spaces to limit urban expansion and enhance brownfield sites, is growing as a response to over-consumption of land.
Similar to ‘grafting’, the practice aims to densify cities by rethinking the use of existing spaces and experimenting with innovative solutions. Successful examples can be found in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, but in Italy the parasitic approach is limited and there is still a tendency to choose between conservative restoration and demolition and new construction.
Since the 1980s, the term ‘parasitic’ has been used in architecture to describe projects and installations that reuse existing structures to create new urban and architectural spaces. This practice, based on a symbiotic relationship between host and guest, offers new possibilities for urban densification and encourages reflection on the value of the territory and the city. Parasite's taxonomy categorises projects based on their relationship to the existing system, distinguishing between system reconfiguration, subversion of the host body and alteration.
The research presents an application to an international case study, in Madrid, where the evolution of the recovery concept towards sustainability and urban recycling offers new perspectives for the conservation of cultural heritage and the creation of more resilient and sustainable cities and communities.
Recovery and Sustainable Regeneration: Architectural and Environmental Perspectives for Urban and Building Reuse
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-9080
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5397-0527
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-6948
The growing interest in sustainability, also for existing buildings, has focused on the objectives of sustainable reuse, but the application of its principles to restoration and recovery is still evolving and requires methodological consistency and operational expertise, involving civil society, institutions and academia in a continuous process of reflection.
Agenda 2030, with its targets on clean water, sustainable energy, cities and communities, highlights the importance of conscious action on the existing built environment.
The practice of urban recycling, adding architectural elements to existing spaces to limit urban expansion and enhance brownfield sites, is growing as a response to over-consumption of land.
Similar to ‘grafting’, the practice aims to densify cities by rethinking the use of existing spaces and experimenting with innovative solutions. Successful examples can be found in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, but in Italy the parasitic approach is limited and there is still a tendency to choose between conservative restoration and demolition and new construction.
Since the 1980s, the term ‘parasitic’ has been used in architecture to describe projects and installations that reuse existing structures to create new urban and architectural spaces. This practice, based on a symbiotic relationship between host and guest, offers new possibilities for urban densification and encourages reflection on the value of the territory and the city. Parasite's taxonomy categorises projects based on their relationship to the existing system, distinguishing between system reconfiguration, subversion of the host body and alteration.
The research presents an application to an international case study, in Madrid, where the evolution of the recovery concept towards sustainability and urban recycling offers new perspectives for the conservation of cultural heritage and the creation of more resilient and sustainable cities and communities.
Recovery and Sustainable Regeneration: Architectural and Environmental Perspectives for Urban and Building Reuse
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-9080
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5397-0527
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-6948
The growing interest in sustainability, also for existing buildings, has focused on the objectives of sustainable reuse, but the application of its principles to restoration and recovery is still evolving and requires methodological consistency and operational expertise, involving civil society, institutions and academia in a continuous process of reflection.
Agenda 2030, with its targets on clean water, sustainable energy, cities and communities, highlights the importance of conscious action on the existing built environment.
The practice of urban recycling, adding architectural elements to existing spaces to limit urban expansion and enhance brownfield sites, is growing as a response to over-consumption of land.
Similar to ‘grafting’, the practice aims to densify cities by rethinking the use of existing spaces and experimenting with innovative solutions. Successful examples can be found in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, but in Italy the parasitic approach is limited and there is still a tendency to choose between conservative restoration and demolition and new construction.
Since the 1980s, the term ‘parasitic’ has been used in architecture to describe projects and installations that reuse existing structures to create new urban and architectural spaces. This practice, based on a symbiotic relationship between host and guest, offers new possibilities for urban densification and encourages reflection on the value of the territory and the city. Parasite's taxonomy categorises projects based on their relationship to the existing system, distinguishing between system reconfiguration, subversion of the host body and alteration.
The research presents an application to an international case study, in Madrid, where the evolution of the recovery concept towards sustainability and urban recycling offers new perspectives for the conservation of cultural heritage and the creation of more resilient and sustainable cities and communities.
Recovery and Sustainable Regeneration: Architectural and Environmental Perspectives for Urban and Building Reuse
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Corrao, Rossella (editor) / Campisi, Tiziana (editor) / Colajanni, Simona (editor) / Saeli, Manfredi (editor) / Vinci, Calogero (editor) / D’Angelo, Gigliola (author) / Esposito, Gianluigi (author) / Fumo, Marina (author)
International Conference of Ar.Tec. (Scientific Society of Architectural Engineering) ; 2024 ; Palermo, Italy
2024-11-01
17 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Building Reuse Assessment for Sustainable Urban Reconstruction
| Online Contents | 2008
Building Reuse Assessment for Sustainable Urban Reconstruction
| British Library Online Contents | 2008