Circular Design
Design and architecture work that reuses, reconfigures, and extends materials, buildings, and systems so they stay in use rather than becoming waste.
gaSSz arquitectos Builds a Demountable Circular-Economy Garden from Rubble and Tires in Madrid's Vicálvaro
In Vicálvaro, Madrid, a 2,400 m² garden of bolted yellow steel, rubble gabions and tire-rubber paving treats public space as a reversible material bank.
Cylinder Park: Turning Surplus Buckets into a Modular Play System for Refugee Camps
A shortlisted entry in Re-imagining Play 2020, Cylinder Park extracts architectural potential from discarded plastic buckets to build adaptable playgrounds
Tag-it Central: A Berlin Gallery That Turns Graffiti From Urban Damage Into a Circular Economy
Shortlisted in Commercial '20, Benjamin Babilis channels Berlin's tagging culture into sustainable ink, artist training, exhibition and community living.
MAMOU-MANI Builds a Fractal Timber Pavilion That Refuses to Burn at Burning Man
Catharsis brings hyperbolic geometry to the Nevada desert as a reusable, modular amphitheater designed for radical inclusion.
The Breadth of The Ocean: Turning Obsolete Oil Rigs into Carbon Capture Ocean Museums
Lewis Mitchell layers wave-like copper and blue shells onto offshore rig frames, making carbon capture machinery the exhibit itself.
OMCM arquitectos Builds a Summer House in Paraguay from Quarry Waste Blocks and Three Sacred Trees
In the young hillside neighborhood of Altos, a 696-square-meter concrete volume hovers on six pillars around three preserved native Yvyraju trees.
Moreno Architecture Converts a Luxembourg Spa Attic into a Work Café for PwC
Tucked inside the historic Aal Thermen building in Mondorf-les-Bains, a 400 m² satellite office trades corporate polish for raw concrete and plywood warmth
Chip Studio Builds a Productive Rural House from Concrete Blocks and Turquoise Steel in Ecuador
On a rocky hillside outside Loja, a cluster of interlocking volumes frames valley views and rethinks rural domesticity.
The Reversible Shop by Francesca Perani Enterprise + Bloomscape Architecture: A Flexible Retail Design for a Circular Fu
Flexible retail space in Milan uses modular steel grid, reusable materials, and reversible systems to enable sustainable, adaptable, and scalable store design.
Tree House by Studio ACTE: A Sustainable Urban Pavilion Rooted in Circular Design
Sustainable tree house pavilion in Amsterdam using reused materials, circular design, and modular construction, blending architecture seamlessly with nature.
Feldballe School Extension by Henning Larsen: A Carbon-Negative Model for Sustainable School Architecture
Carbon-negative school extension using straw, timber, and circular design, creating a healthy, energy-efficient, and climate-responsive learning environment for future generations.
Inverted Architecture Installation by Studio Link-Arc: Exploring the Intersection of Architecture and Living Organisms
Inverted Architecture Installation by Studio Link-Arc blends mycelium, sustainability, inverted design, ecological cycles, and urban adaptive architecture in Shenzhen.
