3XN - Quay Quarter Tower - Concept and Design 18112021

3XN’s innovative design of the Quay Quarter Tower at 50 Bridge Street will transform the strategic site, located close to the Sydney Opera House, into a vibrant destination for international and local businesses. The development shows that upcycling and re-purposing outdated can actually add value back into existing assets. The building incorporates 2/3 of the existing structure, retaining 60% of the structural skeleton and 90% of the structural walls.

RICS - MODUS - Changing construction's throwaway culture, 08032022

Construction generates waste on an unprecedented scale, so how can the sector drop its unhealthy reliance on incineration and adopt more circular approaches such as upcycling?

The Economist - Cash from trash: could it clean up the world? 29032022

The world is facing a growing waste problem, with 2bn tonnes produced last year alone. Is it possible to clean up this mess by turning trash into cash? Arthur Huang's company "Mini Whiz" is constructing buildings by using and 'upcycling' local waste (e.g. recycled aluminium, recycled polypropylene, recycled semi-conductor casings)