As part of the preparations for the exhibition Entangled Matter, Rotor was invited by A+ Architecture in Belgium to guest edit a special issue of the magazine.

In this issue, we wanted to broaden the scope of our thinking on reuse. It is a subject close to our hearts and we have mixed feelings about its growing popularity. On the one hand, we are pleased to see it gaining prominence in material economy visions and (some) policy agendas—outlining possible reconfigurations of the economy. On the other hand, we also see a number of risks that are likely to take this issue into more questionable territory—in particular, and without being exhaustive, the risk that poorly calibrated regulations will undermine the qualities of salvage practices, the (ever-present) risk of a rebound effect, or the risk of doing reuse for reuse's sake to the detriment of a broader reflection on architecture, the environment and the economy.

We have therefore invited a number of contributors to sketch out lines of thought that complement our own. Indeed, it is only through an alliance with other practices that reuse is likely to remain a way of rethinking the organisation of the construction sector. The issues of low-tech, bio-sourced materials and care and maintenance practices are all highlighted in the magazine. Some of the articles also touch on cross-cutting issues, such as the new aesthetic forms resulting from the adoption of reuse, the role of regulation and the economic challenges faced by the pioneers of the so-called circular economy.

The magazine is lavishly illustrated with some great visuals.

A+ 310 Material Flows is available in three languages: English, Dutch and French.