Circular Design: Towards Regenerative Territories

When it comes to climate change, circularity has become a major topic. Closed loops, reuse, recycling, and renewable materials are fashionable ideas in architecture and product design. In order to establish the new paradigm of circular design, this book introduces an urban and territorial dimension to the goal of transforming living spaces for resilience and sustainability. It proposes to use design-led research and design-thinking for analysis, concepts, strategies, and cooperative processes of transformation. Featuring case studies from all over Europe that relate creative narratives in urbanism to social and economic innovation, Circular Design aims to activate dynamic fields and networks of ideas, people, and spaces, oriented to circular principles.

The authors at the chair for Territorial Design of Leibniz University Hannover are working on creative cycles in urbanism. Recent international projects include Medways, Cosmopolitan Habitat, and Creative Food Cycles.Riccarda Cappeller’s research interest is in design modes for mixed urban spaces and art-based approaches linking social, spatial, and performative aspects.

Alissa Diesch’s research includes participatory knowledge generation, post-colonial spaces, research-to-design concepts, and urban-rural relations and transformations.

Federica Scaffidi’s research interests address territorial development, social innovation, and recycling.

Jörg Schröder focuses his research on territorial innovation, transformation, and resilience, as well as on design research.