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Alejandro-Bahamon<a href="../recycled-materials" target="_blank">Material reuse</a> has been a wildly popular trend in sustainable architecture over the last decade. Using old materials and giving them a new life in a building not only keeps those materials from wasting away in a landfill, but also adds a considerable amount of character to the finished project. Architect Alejandro Bahamón and artist Maria Camila Sanjinés were fascinated by the use of waste in architecture and decided to document 33 projects from around the world that extensively utilize a wasted material in their new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rematerial-Waste-Architecture-Alejandro-Baham%C3%B3n/dp/0393733149/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280776267&sr=8-1" target="_blank">REMATERIAL From Waste to Architecture</a>. We had a chance to catch up with Alejandro Bahamón about his latest work -- read on for our <b>exclusive interview</b>!1
Rematerial Book ReviewThe Big Dig House is built out of materials salvaged from the Big Dig highway project in Boston. </br> <em>From Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture. Copyright (c) 2010. With permission of the publisher, W.W Norton & Company, Inc.</em2
Rematerial Book ReviewRetank5 Wonderbar in The Netherlands reuses plastic water tanks for lighting </br> From Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture. Copyright (c) 2010. With permission of the publisher, W.W Norton & Company, Inc.</em3
Rematerial Book ReviewA residential expansion in The Netherlands uses tire treads for roofing material. </br> <em>From Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture. Copyright (c) 2010. With permission of the publisher, W.W Norton & Company, Inc.</em4
Rematerial Book ReviewThis observation post in Chile utilizes felled trees from over 30 years ago. </br> <em>From Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture. Copyright (c) 2010. With permission of the publisher, W.W Norton & Company, Inc.</em5
Rematerial Book ReviewA Lighting installation for a recycling company in Lithuania reuses old refrigerators. </br> <em>From Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture. Copyright (c) 2010. With permission of the publisher, W.W Norton & Company, Inc.</em6
Rematerial Book ReviewA municipal library in Spain uses old railroad ties for a facade. </br> From Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture. Copyright (c) 2010. With permission of the publisher, W.W Norton & Company, Inc.</em7
