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Design for Deconstruction: Architects should Plan for Less Waste

December 8, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

Nearly every building ends up in the landfill eventually. Designers need to challenge ourselves not just to reuse materials but make sure they are reusable.

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Against Disposable Architecture: Moss Wants to Design for the Duration

November 12, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

An important part of our ethos at moss is to avoid design that is disposable.

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Please Stop Demolishing Chicago’s History at the Finkl Steel Site and Elsewhere

May 26, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

Not everyone sees the need to preserve industrial buildings but, to us, demolition at the Finkl Steel site is a tragic loss of a piece of Chicago’s history.

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Another One Bites the Dust: the Tiny Tragedy of Teardowns in Chicago Neighborhoods

September 11, 2014

By: Della Hansmann

Walking to work this morning I noted yet another pile of construction debris on the foundation of a former house just around the corner from moss HQ. Seeing an old house demolished always seems like a small tragedy. It’s true; some older buildings certainly HAVE outlived their useful lifespan, are in poor repair or structurally unsound.  Sometimes the…

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