Adaptive reuse is a design practice where changes in the building structure go along with new
programs and functions. Many concerns of the day that are the hallmark of current social
discourse can equally be communicated through the vocabulary of design and reuse. Six common
themes mirroring those of society in the new millennium are discernable in the current adaptive
reuse practice: appropriation ecology equity memory & redemption identity and authenticity.
Selected articles from the IntAR Interventions and Adaptive Reuse Journal of the last ten years
speak to the social issues of the recent decade. The introductory essay positions shifting
norms of working from home or remote learning in the light of their revision through adaptive
reuse for example the post-pandemic repercussions on office towers and the classroom.
