Post Crash architecture, is the architecture we will see after the worlds resources system, in conjunction with the economical system, will have crashed, due to scarcity of materials, price explosions, energy shortages (transport!), resource wars , climate stress, and more.

At that time cities and regions have to fall back on regional resources , which will be scarce related to demand as we already know from the footprints of the "developed" world. This will require a prime focus on existing stock, in preventing new construction, and reducing energy and materials demand in the extreme, and at the same time extreme efficiency with the use of scarce new materials for new construction, and rely mainly on renewable local sources.

In fact that would be the environmental sound way to practise already today - pre-crash so to say - but this seems to disturb the existing order to much and fails constantly . Nevertheless, the order will be disturbed, but at a later stage, and with more sudden changes.

These pages provide some insight in how the built environment might start to look like by that time, based on examples already available from front running architects, clients, project developers, and researchers.

New buildings , if unavoidable, will have to be constructed from recycled materials, agro based materials and renewable/regrowable materials, from nearby resources, and a small amount of local available mineral and or ersosion resources. Max 4 levels, elevator-less designs. Combined with a strong reduction of total mass, effective m2's use, and low maintanance. A passive energyconcept at the basis of design, with solar heating, and acquifertechnology at the basis of heat-energy supply.

See some of the project examples in the slide show.

The emphasis after the crash will be mainly on the existing buildings, with re-use, merging, expanding, upgrading, efficient m2 management, at the basis. Low tech improvements, using gravity for rainwater options in stead of pumping, re-arranging living working conditions, introducing ICT for distant working and saving space, and many service related functions in stead of individual appliances.