Sheffield School of Architecture: Space of Waste
- Published: 16 January 2008 21:26
- Author: Jaffer Kolb
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- Last Updated: 06 March 2008 15:28
Sheffield School of Architecture: Space of Waste
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"It aims to promote the idea that waste is a rich and untapped practical resource, and that it is possible to create something beautiful from someone else's rubbish."
Sheffield School of Architecture
In late September 2007, Part 2 students at Sheffield School of Architecture began to erect a temporary shed in the city centre. Sourcing all materials from www.whywaste.org.uk, a website offering excess materials from current building projects, the students created an (almost) entirely recycled and cost-free building in under six weeks. The decoration, featuring shapes cut out of plywood panels, came from a local toy manufacturing company, while the roof is made of carpet tiles and the interior features 3m-high bales of packaging waste from Ikea.
