Salt as a Building Material: Rethinking the Life of Minerals and Waste in Architecture with Mále Uribe

In response to today's environmental, political, economic, and social challenges, material experimentation in architecture invites us to recognize the importance of researching and analyzing the properties of construction elements, and to understand the role of spatial design and its immediate surroundings. While various textiles, plastics, and even waste from different sources are being recycled and given a new life, the debate around the use of salt as a building material encourages the development of more sustainable practices to reduce the industry’s impact on the environment, as well as to explore the renewed life of discarded minerals and mining waste for implementation in architecture.

Salt as a Building Material: Rethinking the Life of Minerals and Waste in Architecture with Mále Uribe
“Salt Imaginaries”, exhibition at Design Museum, London, 2020. Courtesy of Mále Uribe. Image © Francisco Ibáñez “Salt Imaginaries”, exhibition at Design Museum, London, 2020. Courtesy of Mále Uribe. Image © Francisco Ibáñez

In response to today's environmental, political, economic, and social challenges, material experimentation in architecture invites us to recognize the importance of researching and analyzing the properties of construction elements, and to understand the role of spatial design and its immediate surroundings. While various textiles, plastics, and even waste from different sources are being recycled and given a new life, the debate around the use of salt as a building material encourages the development of more sustainable practices to reduce the industry’s impact on the environment, as well as to explore the renewed life of discarded minerals and mining waste for implementation in architecture.

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