Upgrade

Name: Upgrade
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9783775753340
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Upgrade addresses the prevalent issue of discarding over repairing and demolishing over refurbishing, despite growing resource consumption and waste. It showcases innovative, sustainable projects by students from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich, who combine manual methods and digital technologies such as 3D printing to restore and enhance objects. These initiatives often go beyond repair to improve functionality, materials, and design, breathing new life and value into repaired items. The book also features insightful essays from experts in architecture, preservation, materials science, design, manufacturing, and craftsmanship.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in sustainability, design innovation, craftsmanship, and the intersection of traditional repair with modern technology. It appeals to students, professionals, and enthusiasts in arts, culture, architecture, and sustainable manufacturing who seek inspiration on reducing waste through creative object restoration and upgrading.

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The incessant trend to throw away rather than to repair, demolish rather than refurbish has been a topic of discussion and criticism for years—at the same time, resource consumption and waste continue to increase. To counteract this trend, students at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich have been developing sustainable and imaginative concepts for repairing a wide variety of objects, applying them both manually and by using digital techniques such as 3D printing.

Beyond restoration, many projects aim to further develop and improve the repaired objects constructively, materially, or even in terms of design, lending them new value. Upgrade presents a wide variety of approaches and projects, complemented by essays by notable personalities from the fields of architecture, preservation, materials science, design, manufacturing, and craftsmanship.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775753340

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 250 Illustrations

Contributors:

Text by Felix Lehner
Text by Arno Brandlhuber
Text by Hans-Rudolf Meier
Edited by Silke Langenberg
Text by Helen Thomas
Text by Renaud Haerlingen
Text by Adam Caruso
Text by Tristan Boniver
Text by Freek Persyn

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 512

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

SILKE LANGENBERG (*1974) is professor of Construction Heritage and Preservation at ETH Zurich. Previously, she was professor for Design and Construction in Existing Contexts, Conservation and Building Research at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, where she initiated a Repair Class.