The best of adaptive reuse and repurposing urban objects featuring 44 projects from 17 countries.<\/p>\n
Reprogramming the City is a 214-page collection of over 40 examples of adaptive reuse in an urban context from 17 countries. In this book, Scott Burnham<\/a>‘s years of research show innovative ways existing urban infrastructure and other elements are being reused and repurposed for new use in cities around the world. From billboards in Lima, Peru, that now generate fresh drinking water<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0bus stops in northern Sweden transformed to boost the mental health of commuters during dark winter months<\/a>, Reprogramming the City reveals the untapped potential of adaptive reuse and repurposing urban objects for new use to improve life for urban residents.<\/p>\n Organized into the thematic chapters of\u00a0Food and Water<\/a>,\u00a0Housing and Shelter,<\/a>\u00a0Health and Wellbeing<\/a>,\u00a0Energy and Ecology<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Renewal and Recovery<\/a>, this book shows how the full range of human needs can be realized from the assets cities already have in place through adaptive reuse and repurposing.<\/p>\n How to Reprogram the City <\/a>is a 40-page toolkit that introduces people to the core themes of reprogramming the city and leads them on a journey to discover and unlock hidden potential in their city. It is the result of a decade of work, research, and workshops conducted around the world to help people improve cities by using existing urban assets in new ways.<\/p>\n The toolkit provides people with the tools to address a pressing problem: the new reality facing cities is one of limited resources.\u00a0Whether financial, spatial, or material, the content of cities is finite. Yet the context of that content \u2013 how we use the assets we already have \u2013 is where the opportunity exists to respond to increasing urban needs using limited resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Get both Adaptive Reuse Books: Reprogramming the City book ($17.95) and toolkit ($9.95) for $19.95!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Reprogramming the City book<\/a> features 44 projects from 17 countries showing how people are making cities more livable and resilient by repurposing urban objects using existing assets in new ways with 214 pages and over 300 color photos and illustrations.<\/p>\n \u201cA hopeful anthology of solutions for our hot, crowded planet. Anyone reading Scott Burnham\u2019s essential book will emerge reassured by the transformative power of creativity in the world\u2019s urban centers.\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Ren\u00e9e Loth, AchitectureBoston<\/em><\/p>\n The toolkit<\/a> is a 40-page self-guided collection of insights, examples, and exercises to help people discover the untapped potential in their own city. 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