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The Value of the Existing

The Value of the Existing

Aprahamian, Arine

Paperback

ArchitectsGeneral ArchitectureRegional Architecture

Publisher Price: $50.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date March 15, 2027

ISBN10: 1966515995
ISBN13: 9781966515999
Publisher: Oro Editions
Published: Mar 15 2027
Pages: 300
Language: English
Too often, buildings are evaluated through narrow, predefined criteria--energy performance, regulatory compliance, cost, or aesthetic standards--creating a hierarchy in which the new appears rational and future-oriented while the existing is cast as obsolete, messy, and expendable. Demolition becomes the default response: one we can no longer afford environmentally, socially, or economically.

This book proposes a different way of engaging with the built fabric. At its core is the capacity to recognize value in what already exists--to begin not from deficiency, but from what already sustains life.

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