In detail: \*Building in existing fabric: refurbishment, extensions, new design

All Around Us We Encounter Buildings Whose Original Purpose Has Rendered Then Obsolete And Which Offer Space For New Uses. This Title Examines A Wide Range Of Realized Examples, Highlighting Successful And Innovative Solutions. Creative Conversions / Christian Schittich -- Conversions: The New Normal / Johann Jessen And Jochem Schneider -- There's Nothing Green About Building In The Countryside / Günther Moewes -- Preservation Of Buildings From The Modern Era / Berthold Burkhardt -- Urban Renewal In Salemi / Álvaro Siza Vieira, Oporto; Roberto Collovà, Palermo -- Cultural Centre In Toledo / Ignacio Mendaro Corsini, Madrid -- Museum In Colmenar Viejo / Aranguren Gallegos, Madrid -- Shop Entrance In New York / Future Systems, London -- Visitors' Centre In Criewen / Anderhalten Architects, Berlin -- Yellow House In Flims / Valerio Olgiati, Zurich -- House And Studio Building In Sent / Rolf Furrer, Basle; Christof Rösch, Sent -- Church Community Centre In Schwindkirchen / Arc Architects, Munich -- Loft Conversion In Berlin / Rudolf + Sohn, Munich -- House Extension In Montrouge / Fabienne Couvert & Guillaume Terver, Paris; In Situ Montréal, Montreal -- House Extension In Munich / Lydia Haack + John Höpfner, Munich -- House On Lake Starnberg / Fink + Jocher, Munich -- House Extension In Remscheid / Gerhard Kalhöfer, Stefan Korschildgen, Cologne -- Parasite In Rotterdam / Korteknie & Stuhlmacher, Rotterdam -- Restaurant In Oporto / Guilherme Páris Couto, Oporto -- Panel Construction Housing In Dresden / Knerer And Lang, Dresden -- Housing Development In Chur / Dieter Jüngling And Andreas Hagmann, Chur -- Insurance Building In Munich / Baumschlager & Eberle, Vaduz -- Alf Lechner Museum In Ingolstadt / Fisher Architects, Munich -- Moma Qns In New York / Michael Maltzan Architecture, Los Angeles; Cooper, Robertson & Partners, New York -- Tate Modern In London / Herzog & De Meuron, Basle -- Cultural And Business Centre In Turin / Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa -- Documentation Centre In The Reichs Party Congress Complex In Nuremberg / Günther Domenig, Graz -- British Museum Courtyard In London / Foster And Partners, London. Christian Schittich (ed.). All around us we encounter buildings whose original purpose has rendered them obsolete, and which now offer space for new uses. This publication examines a range of examples, highlighting successful and innovative solutions. Introductory essays examine the economical, technical, historical aspects of the topic. This publication examines a wide range of unconventional concepts for reusing existing buildings, highlighting successful and innovative solutions, from the reuse of a gothic monastery or the former industrial buildings of Fiat Lingotto to the renovation of structures made of pre-cast concrete panels.