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Recycled Material

28 Projects 30 Journals 2 Publications

About Discussions Projects28 Journals30 Publications2

Recycled material design transforms waste streams into structural and aesthetic components for buildings and public infrastructure. Designers working in this area develop strategies to integrate post-consumer and post-industrial materials into construction, reducing landfill impact while creating functional architecture.

The community explores adaptive reuse of specific waste types—from crab shells and brick shards to factory compounds—alongside broader architectural interventions that position material recovery as a tool for urban sustainability and community engagement.

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matthew howard2 works

Nicklas Jorgensen2 works

PRAPHULLA1 work

Mario Russo1 work

Sule and 3 others

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Mud-Ular Bus Stop

The concept of this project has a strong relation to the use of sustainable materials in order to promote recycling and a lifestyle that will benefit the clean air that future generations need. The region the project pilot was planned on goes by the name Chandni Chowk in New Delhi, India.

Tijana

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CycleHaus

The CycleHaus is located in the middle of the largest world's ocean current. It can benefit the world's health by taking waste from one flow, recycling it, and shipping it worldwide by inserting it into another current route - without any additional energy used. The structure is politically, economically and socially independent, and able to expand further.

hossein and 3 others

ec OASIS tem

In this project, we have tried to create a peaceful gathering place, a place where people can visit their hopes and their challenges, their future and their past, their roots and their branches. We have also promoted a green and sustainable future for the Moroccans by defining new methods.

Murtuza

Architecture as a catalyst for urban waste reduction

Urban waste, one of the most critical challenges in cities, is collected in heaves which become a key factor in urban pollution. The aim of this thesis is to unite the infrastructure for waste reduction management with conscious architecture and landscape design. It creates awareness amongst the people rejuvenates these urban wastelands as public spaces.