{"id":247044,"date":"2025-07-08T04:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247044\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T04:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:14:19","slug":"should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247044\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b144dfa62953d373c5226-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay? - Image 1 of 6\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b144dfa62953d373c5226\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"580\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b144dfa62953d373c5226-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay_4.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 386 \/ 580\" width=\"386\"\/><\/a>Santa-f\u00e9 Grass Roof. The Nest \/ Porky Hefer Design. Image \u00a9 Katinka Bester<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1031846\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1031846\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Should%20Buildings%20Be%20Designed%20to%20Decay%3F&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay&amp;via=archdaily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1031846\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay?&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1031846\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1031846%2Fshould-buildings-be-designed-to-decay&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F686b%2F144d%2Ffa62%2F953d%2F373c%2F5226%2Flarge_jpg%2Fshould-buildings-be-designed-to-decay_4.jpg%3F1751848018&amp;description=Should%20Buildings%20Be%20Designed%20to%20Decay%3F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1031846\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Should+Buildings+Be+Designed+to+Decay%3F+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1031846%2Fshould-buildings-be-designed-to-decay%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay<\/p>\n<p>Buildings are physical, static, and permanent. To imagine them otherwise often requires some creative thinking. The industry has operated with this strong association between structures and permanence, unknowingly constraining perspectives on building life cycles. Innovations in building materials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/977900\/circular-economy-in-urban-design-sustainability-and-community-involvement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">opened up avenues for cirular design<\/a> that challenge the long-held notion that buildings must endure indefinitely. Emerging approaches promote architecture that ebbs and flows with nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b140bfa62953d373c5224\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b140bfa62953d373c5224-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay? - Image 2 of 6\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b140bfa62953d373c5224\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay_3.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b140bfa62953d373c5224-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" title=\"Tamedia Office Building \/ Shigeru Ban Architects. Image \u00a9 Didier Boy de la Tour\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b1440fa62953d373c5225\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b1440fa62953d373c5225-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay? - Image 3 of 6\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b1440fa62953d373c5225\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751948057_372_should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay_4.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b1440fa62953d373c5225-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" title=\"Geraardsbergen house \/ Martens Van Caimere Architecten. Image \u00a9 Cedric Verhelst\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b13e6c677407bde5209ea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b13e6c677407bde5209ea-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay? - Image 4 of 6\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b13e6c677407bde5209ea\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay_1.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b13e6c677407bde5209ea-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" title=\"Biomaterials from Mexico. Image \u00a9 Almendra Isabel\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b13f8c677407bde5209eb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b13f8c677407bde5209eb-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay? - Image 5 of 6\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"686b13f8c677407bde5209eb\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751948057_87_should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay_1.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b13f8c677407bde5209eb-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" title=\"The Elephant Theater Pavilion \/ Bangkok Project Studio. Image \u00a9 Spaceshift Studio\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gallery-link afd-desktop-e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031846\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay\/686b144dfa62953d373c5226-should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Should Buildings Be Designed to Decay? - More Images\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/should-buildings-be-designed-to-decay_4.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"\/>+ 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the pyramids of Giza to the glass towers of Manhattan, civilization has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1001999\/the-paradox-of-sustainable-architecture-durability-and-transience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">built monuments to its immortality<\/a>. Material innovation has been a reflection of the desire to build towards longevity &#8211; concrete cures to maximum strength, steel resists corrosion, and glass withstands decades of exposure. The drive to build for eternity, however, comes at an environmental cost.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/loader-blue.gif\" alt=\"Content Loader\" style=\"width: 40px; margin: 24px;\"\/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Santa-f\u00e9 Grass Roof. The Nest \/ Porky Hefer Design. 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