Design Quarterly Issue 21 | Adaptive Reuse
April 04, 2024
April 04, 2024
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Thoughts, trends, and innovation from the Stantec Buildings group
The Stantec Design Quarterly tells stories that showcase thoughtful, forward-looking approaches to design that build community. In this issue:
As the building industry refocuses its sustainability efforts on embodied carbon in buildings, building reuse is having a moment in the spotlight. While reducing emissions is a good justification for keeping that foundation and steel frame, it’s not the whole story. The architectural character and materiality of older buildings is in high demand. In settings from business districts to malls, finding new uses for 20th century buildings is critical to reinvigorating these places for our age. We can’t achieve all of this without understanding the financial hurdles to reuse.
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