Rereadings 2 is a companion book to Rereadings, originally published in 2004. This second volume is
testament to the growing interest and demand for clarification of the re-modelling,
adaptation and transformation processes within the existing built environment.
With increased interest in the sustainability and heritage agenda and
emerging interest from non European-centric areas of the world in this type of
work, this book explores how the re-modelling of existing buildings is a sustainable and viable alternative to the construction of new buildings.
Throughout this highly-illustrated book, drawings and photos of various projects from around the world highlight how the new fits into the existing. Case studies are analysed holistically, and include information on the practical issues and challenges of individual projects.
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter One: Analysis
Form and Structure
History and Function
Content and
Environment
Proposed Function
Sustainable
Adaptation
Chapter Two: Strategy
Intervention
Insertion
Installation
Chapter Three: Tactics
Plane
Object
Light
Surface
Opening
Movement
Chapter Four: Case Studies
Frac
Neues Museum
Zen-Kai House
The Cement Factory
Flatland
Inujima Seirensho Art
Museum
