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Abstract
Humans have extracted materials from the earth for millennia, but only recently have our extraction practices had planetary consequences. The scale, intensity, and violence
of current practices are theorized as ‘extractivism’, and as a number of recent publications and exhibitions have made clear, a post-extractive future is urgently needed. How and under what conditions can we address such an imperative? Is it possible to aim toward a pre-modern notion of extraction as a custodial practice of care in relation to earth’s resources? Following recent projects
to re-introduce load-bearing stone, known loosely as ‘The New Stone Age’, this argumentative essay explores a post-extractive future through the case of quarried stone. We see it as a poignant case of how we might move from extractivism to a more custodial form of extraction, and show the potential to reduce our need for materials such as steel, concrete, and wood, industries that are driven in large part by extractivist principles. Based on Timothy Morton’s notion of ecological thought, we argue for a new way to understand stone extraction as an ecology of interconnections. On the one hand, great potential emerges in the circularity and reversibility of stone construction, along with its extremely long life cycle, and on the other we see a strong potential to recover the historical connections between architecture and the anthropogenic landscapes of stone extraction. In the end, we position the issue of material extraction within its multifaceted entanglements of landscape, construction, socio-cultural and economic contexts.
of current practices are theorized as ‘extractivism’, and as a number of recent publications and exhibitions have made clear, a post-extractive future is urgently needed. How and under what conditions can we address such an imperative? Is it possible to aim toward a pre-modern notion of extraction as a custodial practice of care in relation to earth’s resources? Following recent projects
to re-introduce load-bearing stone, known loosely as ‘The New Stone Age’, this argumentative essay explores a post-extractive future through the case of quarried stone. We see it as a poignant case of how we might move from extractivism to a more custodial form of extraction, and show the potential to reduce our need for materials such as steel, concrete, and wood, industries that are driven in large part by extractivist principles. Based on Timothy Morton’s notion of ecological thought, we argue for a new way to understand stone extraction as an ecology of interconnections. On the one hand, great potential emerges in the circularity and reversibility of stone construction, along with its extremely long life cycle, and on the other we see a strong potential to recover the historical connections between architecture and the anthropogenic landscapes of stone extraction. In the end, we position the issue of material extraction within its multifaceted entanglements of landscape, construction, socio-cultural and economic contexts.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Design for Rethinking Resources : Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023 |
Redaktører | Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Carlo Rati, Martin Tamke |
Antal sider | 9 |
Forlag | Springer Nature Swizerland AG |
Publikationsdato | dec. 2023 |
Udgave | 1 |
Sider | 11-19 |
Artikelnummer | 2 |
Kapitel | 2 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 978-3-031-36553-9 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 978-3-031-36554-6 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2023 |
Begivenhed | UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 Copenhagen - København, Danmark Varighed: 2 jul. 2023 → 6 jul. 2023 Konferencens nummer: 28 https://uia2023cph.org/ |
Konference
Konference | UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 Copenhagen |
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Nummer | 28 |
Land/Område | Danmark |
By | København |
Periode | 02/07/2023 → 06/07/2023 |
Andet | The UIA World Congress takes place every third year with 10-15.000 participants from all over the world.<br/>The 2023 World Congress of Architects will take place on 2-6 July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. With the theme “Sustainable Futures- Leave No One Behind”, the Congress aims to promote, discuss, create and showcase architecture as a vital tool to achieve the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It will share sustainable solutions and examine the latest research results. |
Internetadresse |
Navn | Sustainable Development Goals Series |
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ISSN | 2523-3084 |
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