Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The inability of our buildings and cities to adapt to shifting circumstances such as economic and climate change has led to significant cultural loss and unsustainable amounts of waste. A growing number of antidotes have been offered over the past century with varying levels of success and acceptance. These include systematic customization, spatial flexibility, adaptability, smart materials, dynamic facades, transformable structures, transportable environments, open building, adaptive reuse, persistence, resilience, weathering, preservation, design for disassembly (dfd), and circular economy"-- Provided by publisher.