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Upgrade: Making Things Better - (Hardcover)

Name: Upgrade: Making Things Better - (Hardcover)
Brand: Hatje Cantz
SKU: 1010454357
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A practical antidote to the mindset of disposability and wastefulnessThis volume addresses the widespread tendency to discard broken items rather than to refurbish them.
512 Pages
Architecture, Adaptive Reuse & Renovation

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A practical antidote to the mindset of disposability and wastefulness

This volume addresses the widespread tendency to discard broken items rather than to refurbish them. Despite the negative ecological effects of overconsumption, overproduction and waste, the habit of replacing rather than repairing goods has persisted and even worsened over recent decades. To counteract this trend, students at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich have been developing imaginative concepts for repairing a wide variety of objects, applying them both manually and by using digital techniques such as 3D printing. Beyond restoration, many projects develop and improve the repaired objects constructively, materially, or even in terms of design, lending them new value. This publication presents a variety of approaches and projects, plus essays by notable personalities from the fields of architecture, preservation, materials science, design, manufacturing and craft.

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Dimensions (Overall): 4.4 Inches (H) x 6.7 Inches (W) x 1.6 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.15 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 512

Genre: Architecture

Sub-Genre: Adaptive Reuse & Renovation

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Street Date: January 24, 2023

TCIN: 1010454357

UPC: 9783775753340

Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-0023

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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