Fifteen international architecture studios have created installations from reused building materials and found objects for the exhibition "Reuse: Architectures of Almost Nothing" at artspace Laguna in Mexico City during art week. The show, curated by Laguna's curatorial director María Muñoz and architect Edgar Rodríguez, features works made from windshields, tarps, barrels, and even a complete car, all arranged across the former factory space. Participating studios include Sam Chermayeff Office, Ex-Soup, Parabase, Bangkok Tokyo, and others, with each piece designed as an "architectural accessory" that resignifies a single object through redeployment.
The exhibition matters because it presents adaptive reuse and low-cost construction as critical positions against the culture of excess and demolition in architecture. By highlighting the clarity of construction and the visibility of individual elements, the show challenges conventional building practices and offers a model for sustainable, resourceful design. Its timing during Mexico City art week amplifies its message to an international audience of artists, architects, and collectors, reinforcing the growing relevance of reuse in contemporary architectural discourse.