To ‘change the perception of materials,’ this museum started with its own annex

63% of the Gent Waste Brick, used at Design Museum Gent, is made from recycled waste like crushed concrete and construction glass.

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In Belgium, the building blocks for a new space have been made with yesterday’s construction material.

The white brick annex at the newly reopened Design Museum Gent, in Gent, Belgium, is made from locally sourced materials through a process that repurposes construction waste for less energy than firing a typical brick.

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