ABSTRACT
In the process of adaptive reuse, the existing building stock is considered as a rich container of successive layers of materials, history, and narratives. Hence, adapting or reusing an existing building is always accompanied with a process of revaluation of its values and meanings. Various architectural strategies may be applied to deal with the material and immaterial aspects of the existing and to make a new and contemporary contribution to it. In this chapter, we first elaborate on the concept of the palimpsest as a way to look at existing buildings and landscapes. Next, we present three strategies that have not yet been discussed in adaptive reuse theory: aemulatio, façadism, and ruination.
