Do you know how to design for a circular economy? A truly sustainable, circular economy is both a robust and viable option for architecture. Through 24 inspirational case studies, interviews and essays, this book is an accessible and practical guide to how architects can move from a linear economy towards a circular economy.

Foreword Preface PART 1 Setting the Waste Scene Chapter 1 Resource matters Chapter 2 What a waste! Chapter 3 The political narrative PART 2 - Circular Inspirations Step 1 - Recycing Waste Case Study 1 - Gumtech Case Study 2 - ReWorked/SMILE Case Study 3 - Net-Works Case Study 4 - Overtreders-W Case Study 5 - Local Works Studio Case Study 6: a:gain Step 2: Reusing Waste Case Study 1 - Rural Studio Case Study 2 - SuperUse Studio Case Study 3 - Hub 67 by Lyn Atelier Case Study 4 - Rubber House & RecyclingHaus Case Study 5 - Super Local Case Study 6 - Entopia CISL HQ Case Study 7 - Cleveland Steel Case Study 8 - Cycle Station Case Study 9 - Cork House & Stone House Case Study 10 - Resource Rows Step 3: Reducing Case Study 1 - Rotor Case Study 2 - Lacaton & Vassal Case Study 3 - Rented House Life Case Study 4 - RAFT Case Study 5 - Samual Becket Theatre Case Study 6 - No.1 Triton Square Case Study 7 - Jo Tailieu Paddenbroek Education Centre Case Study 8 - de Ceuval Step 4: The Circular Economy Case Study 1 - Prof Dirk Hebel Case Study 2 - Francis Kere Case Study 3 - Enterprise Centre Case Study 4 - Orsman Road Case Study 5 - Cepezed Case Study 6 - Housing by BHCC Case Study 7 - Overtreders-W People's Pavilion Case Study 8 - GS8 Housing Orford Mews Case Study 9 - Biohm Case Study 10 - Work of Hans Hammink PART 4 Looking Forward Chapter 4 Product Moments, Material Eternities Chapter 5 The Wiki-Waste Workshop Chapter 6 It's all change now...isn't it?