The Re-Use Atlas

Introduction

Duncan Baker-Brown

How to read this book ... and why you should

How can designers and architects respond to the huge challenges that the circular economy presents? There are many books that have been published over the last ten years that have attempted to define the concepts of a circular economy and speculate upon the benefits, whether they be financial, environmental or social. There are also a few books that look at the challenges facing the people who design the stuff that will need to become a material resource for the future.

This book considers many of the issues that present themselves when considering what steps we need to take to turn our ‘throwaway, linear culture’ into a ‘circular system’ similar to the ecosystems found ...