CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN TEMPORARY EXHIBITION DESIGN

Hamed, Esraa Abd El-Fattah Hamed Ahmed Abd El-Fattah

doi:10.47436/jaars.2025.362887.1239

CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN TEMPORARY EXHIBITION DESIGN

Document Type : Specialized scientific research papers

Author

Esraa Abd El-Fattah Hamed Ahmed Abd El-Fattah Hamed

Decor Department, Interior architecture major, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

10.47436/jaars.2025.362887.1239

Abstract

Interior architecture has embraced sustainability as a goal to reduce negative environmental impact. However, waste from materials and structures has accumulated, causing ecological imbalance. Therefore, design has recently moved beyond sustainability to seek innovative solutions to mitigate this damage. Temporary exhibition design occupies a large sector within the interior design field, which consumes large quantities of renewable and non-renewable materials and tools. This research paper presents a systematic study that combines quantitative and qualitative analysis of the circular economy implementation systems in interior architecture. The quantitative aspect included clarifying the contributions of the circular economy pillars to waste management in the fields of construction and interior design, from regenerative design to reuse and recycling. The qualitative aspect focused on the innovative dimensions of interior design, by enabling the use of materials relevant to temporary exhibition designs to retain their residual value, integrating natural elements for reuse in other regenerative designs, or achieving new functional purposes. This enhances sustainability and reduces resource waste, providing reverse logistical benefits that contribute to the development of interior architecture in the future.

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Main Subjects

Research in the fields Décor (Interior Architecture and Scenography).

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