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dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Catia Marisa Costa
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-09 13:01:05 (GMT)
dc.date.available2009-09-09 13:01:05 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2009-09-09T13:01:05Z
dc.date.submitted2009-08-31
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/4699
dc.description.abstractThis thesis proposes a reinterpretation of assumptions towards material value. It is a positive argument in favour of adaptive re-use, not only as a means to divert waste but also as encouragement to reconsider our current habits of consumption. This paper promotes a discussion of our current environmental predicament rather then a one-sided statement and acts as a guide to re-evaluate our sense of value. This dissertation puts forward design solutions and alternatives to certain materials that are part of our everyday lives. The design projects herein adapt existing objects into ordinary household items, as an intended gesture of nostalgia toward the object’s previous form, while at the same time, taking on a raw elegance of aesthetic quality: the projects are raw in their material origins and elegant in their form and function. This work is intended to evolve into an ongoing discussion of salvaged material as a response to problems of consumption and waste, as well as to highlight an ongoing process of design.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectsalvaged materialen
dc.subjectsustainable designen
dc.subjectadaptive re-useen
dc.subjectwaste diversionen
dc.titleSalvage Montageen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.subject.programArchitectureen
uws-etd.degree.departmentSchool of Architectureen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Architectureen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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