Adaptive Reuse: Its potential role in sustainable architecture and its relationship to restoration and rehabilitation

Today, many publications on architecture address the topic of adaptive reuse as a current movement which involves recycling old abandoned structures according to the principles of the circular economy with the purpose of reducing damage to the environment. The present article addresses the objective...

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Published inRevista de arquitectura (Bogotá, Colombia) Vol. 25; no. 1
Main Author Cedeño Valdiviezo, Alberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad Católica de Colombia 01.01.2023
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adaptative reuse
circular economy
rehabilitation
restoration
sustainable cities
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Summary:Today, many publications on architecture address the topic of adaptive reuse as a current movement which involves recycling old abandoned structures according to the principles of the circular economy with the purpose of reducing damage to the environment. The present article addresses the objectives and potential consequences of adaptive reuse in order to determine to what extent this architectural movement promotes the principles necessary to preserve historic architecture in the future or whether it is simply a trend. The historic relationship between restoration and reuse is described, defining some ideal characteristics of sustainable cities of the future, and reviewing the principles of a circular economy in relation to ecological construction to discuss whether adaptive reuse is a defining characteristic of cultural heritage conservation today.
ISSN:1657-0308
2357-626X
DOI:10.14718/RevArq.2023.25.4520