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See use-by date – four opinions on the subject of durability.
Time is relative. That much we know. What we don’t know is, how timeless can architecture be? And how durable is a building? It depends. On the location. On the materials. On the construction and the usage. On the climatic conditions. All of that plays a part. But that is by no means the whole story, for time is paradoxical. It gives and takes, promotes progress and gnaws away at materials. How do we overcome this contradiction? With innovations that optimise the lifecycle of materials? For a while, maybe. And then? Isn’t it actually about time that we saw transience as a creative principle of reutilisation? So how do you think, plan and build without a use-by date? We gathered answers, ideas and inspiration – from construction engineer Christine Lemaitre, architectural theorist Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani and architect Nicholas Duxbury Ransome, along with other experts and practitioners.
Artwork: Anton Repponen
Back to high-quality construction
Feedback from Christine Lemaitre
What lasts a long time protects our environment.
Feedback from Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani
Durability
Feedback from Nicholas Duxbury Ransome
Our contribution to sustainability? We make windows.
An interview with Joachim Oberrauch
Artwork: Anton Repponen
Back to high-quality construction
Feedback from Christine Lemaitre
What lasts a long time protects our environment.
Feedback from Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani
Durability
Feedback from Nicholas Duxbury Ransome
Our contribution to sustainability? We make windows.
An interview with Joachim Oberrauch
Reframe Resilience
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