5 – 2021

Material Cycles

In ensuring that construction is climate-neutral, many hurdles must still be overcome. In particular, it is important to clarify which materials are, in the first place, suitable for a circular economy and how economies of scale can be used to avoid CO₂ emissions. But above and beyond the practical aspects of success we ask: how should we imagine an architecture that is based on the cycle of materials? As there are still no conclusive answers to this question, we see the next issue as providing a collection of material and bricolage for mastering the upcoming turn of an era.